The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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Page 57
As he passed me the man raised his hand in salutation , but since he appeared to be deep in prayer I did not speak to him . The glint I had seen on his head - dress and breast were , I perceived , silver crosses .
As he passed me the man raised his hand in salutation , but since he appeared to be deep in prayer I did not speak to him . The glint I had seen on his head - dress and breast were , I perceived , silver crosses .
Page 83
I had passed this information on to Ibbotson , and a few days previously a supply had arrived , with capsules with which to use it . We inserted a few of these capsules in the kill at the places where the leopard had eaten .
I had passed this information on to Ibbotson , and a few days previously a supply had arrived , with capsules with which to use it . We inserted a few of these capsules in the kill at the places where the leopard had eaten .
Page 112
His object , however , in leaving the path was not to try to get at me but to take a short cut down to the spring , for he passed the foot of the tree without a pause , and next second I heard him eagerly and noisily lapping water .
His object , however , in leaving the path was not to try to get at me but to take a short cut down to the spring , for he passed the foot of the tree without a pause , and next second I heard him eagerly and noisily lapping water .
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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
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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