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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 kills , I was firmly
...
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 kills , I was firmly
...
Page 179
Earlier in the evening he had seen us building the machan , and he now tried to
dissuade me from sitting all night in the ... 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 ...
Earlier in the evening he had seen us building the machan , and he now tried to
dissuade me from sitting all night in the ... 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 ...
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 off , on the first ...
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 off , on the first ...
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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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