The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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Page 51
... lived under for eight long years . And then , with incredible good luck , I had within a few hours of my arrival got the animal I was in pursuit of to kill one of my goats and , by staying out a little after dark , to follow me to that ...
... lived under for eight long years . And then , with incredible good luck , I had within a few hours of my arrival got the animal I was in pursuit of to kill one of my goats and , by staying out a little after dark , to follow me to that ...
Page 53
... lived on the left bank and close to the bridge abutments , was certain of success . To close the only means of communication between the two banks of the river over a stretch of some thirty miles would appear to be a very high - handed ...
... lived on the left bank and close to the bridge abutments , was certain of success . To close the only means of communication between the two banks of the river over a stretch of some thirty miles would appear to be a very high - handed ...
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... lived a minute or two , so dis- pensing with the precautions usually taken when following up the blood trail of carnivora , I scrambled down off the road and , taking up the trail on the far side of the rock , followed it for fifty ...
... lived a minute or two , so dis- pensing with the precautions usually taken when following up the blood trail of carnivora , I scrambled down off the road and , taking up the trail on the far side of the rock , followed it for fifty ...
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Alaknanda Alaknanda river animal Badrinath barking BARSIL bazaar Bhainswara BHATGAON bridge bushes called carnivora carried climb crossed cyanide dark depression distance dogs door eaten eater evil spirit feet fifty yards fish followed foot footpath Garhwal gin-trap glade goat Golabrai grass ground GWAR head hill hillside hind human kills hundred yards Inspection Bungalow kakar Kedarnath kill the leopard lantern later left bank leopard of Rudraprayag light lying machan mahseer man-eating leopard Mandakini river mango-tree meal minutes morning mountain Naini Naini Tal path patwari Pauri petromax pilgrim road pilgrim shelter platform poison possible prayag previous night pug marks pundit ravine rifle river rock Rudra sadhu sahib scrub jungle seen shoot shot side sight sitting sleep square miles steep steps telescopic sight thornbushes tiger told took track trap tree veranda village walk watched woman