The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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Page 46
As I was facing the kill and had my back to the tree , there was little chance of the leopard seeing me , no matter at what time he came ; and that he would come during the night , in spite of his reputation of not returning to his ...
As I was facing the kill and had my back to the tree , there was little chance of the leopard seeing me , no matter at what time he came ; and that he would come during the night , in spite of his reputation of not returning to his ...
Page 179
Nevertheless , I assured him I would sit all that night in the tree , and for nine nights thereafter , for if I was not able to kill ... Once during the night a kakar barked on the hill above me , but thereafter the night was silent .
Nevertheless , I assured him I would sit all that night in the tree , and for nine nights thereafter , for if I was not able to kill ... Once during the night a kakar barked on the hill above me , but thereafter the night was silent .
Page 180
During all those ten nights the barking of the kakar on the first night was all that I heard . That the man - eater was still in the vicinity we had ample proof , for twice within those ten nights it had broken into houses and carried ...
During all those ten nights the barking of the kakar on the first night was all that I heard . That the man - eater was still in the vicinity we had ample proof , for twice within those ten nights it had broken into houses and carried ...
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able Alaknanda animal appeared approached arrived asked bank blood body bridge bungalow called carried climb close crossed dark dead decided direction distance dogs door early eaten fear feet field fire fish five followed foot four Garhwal getting give goat gone grass ground half hand head heard hill hope human hundred yards Ibbotson jungle kill later leaving leopard light lived look lying man-eater miles minutes morning mountain never night object passed path pilgrims poison position possible pug marks ravine reached returned rifle river road rock Rudraprayag seen shelter shoot short shot showed side sight sitting sleep sound started steps taken tell tiger told took track trap tree turned village waiting walk watched wide woman
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| Title | The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
| Author | Jim Corbett |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1964 |
| Length | 191 pages |
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