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Page 43
These tracks I followed back to a densely wooded ravine which crossed the path
close to where the goat was lying . ... followed me could only have been the man
- eater , and for the rest of the day I walked as many miles as my legs would ...
These tracks I followed back to a densely wooded ravine which crossed the path
close to where the goat was lying . ... followed me could only have been the man
- eater , and for the rest of the day I walked as many miles as my legs would ...
Page 87
As I reached this open ground I felt I was being followed , and , determined to
exploit the situation , I left the track and , taking two long steps over soft and
spongy ground , lay down behind the rock , with only one eye showing in the
direction of ...
As I reached this open ground I felt I was being followed , and , determined to
exploit the situation , I left the track and , taking two long steps over soft and
spongy ground , lay down behind the rock , with only one eye showing in the
direction of ...
Page 136
After breakfast I took up the tracks at the gate and followed them to the packman '
s camp . From a bend in the road , a hundred yards from the camp , the leopard
had caught sight of the goats that had strayed from the enclosure , and crossing ...
After breakfast I took up the tracks at the gate and followed them to the packman '
s camp . From a bend in the road , a hundred yards from the camp , the leopard
had caught sight of the goats that had strayed from the enclosure , and crossing ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
| Author | Jim Corbett |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1964 |
| Length | 191 pages |
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