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Page 43
I made an early start next morning , and near the gate of the bungalow I picked
up the tracks of a big male leopard . These tracks I followed back to a densely
wooded ravine which crossed the path close to where the goat was lying . The
goat ...
I made an early start next morning , and near the gate of the bungalow I picked
up the tracks of a big male leopard . These tracks I followed back to a densely
wooded ravine which crossed the path close to where the goat was lying . The
goat ...
Page 58
He arrived each morning before I left the tower , and I found him still at work when
I returned in the evening , labouring with split bamboos , string , paper , and
cheap coloured cloth on his ' tiger ' . When the effigy was nearing completion a ...
He arrived each morning before I left the tower , and I found him still at work when
I returned in the evening , labouring with split bamboos , string , paper , and
cheap coloured cloth on his ' tiger ' . When the effigy was nearing completion a ...
Page 179
When all our preparations had been made Ibbotson returned to the bungalow ,
promising to send two of my men for me early next morning . While I sat on a rock
near the foot of the tree and smoked and waited for evening to close down , the ...
When all our preparations had been made Ibbotson returned to the bungalow ,
promising to send two of my men for me early next morning . While I sat on a rock
near the foot of the tree and smoked and waited for evening to close down , the ...
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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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