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Page 39
It was generally believed that the Alaknanda offered no obstacle to the man -
eater and that when he found it difficult to obtain a human kill on one bank , he
crossed over to the other bank , by swimming the river . I discounted this belief .
It was generally believed that the Alaknanda offered no obstacle to the man -
eater and that when he found it difficult to obtain a human kill on one bank , he
crossed over to the other bank , by swimming the river . I discounted this belief .
Page 53
Satisfied that the leopard had not crossed the river , I determined to put in
operation my plan for closing the two bridges at night and thus confining the
leopard to my side of the river . The plan was a simple one and , given the co -
operation of ...
Satisfied that the leopard had not crossed the river , I determined to put in
operation my plan for closing the two bridges at night and thus confining the
leopard to my side of the river . The plan was a simple one and , given the co -
operation of ...
Page 139
The current in the river was strong , but there is no bigger - hearted animal than
our wild pig , and when I last saw the old boar he had been washed down the
river a quarter of a mile , but was swimming strongly and was nearing our bank ...
The current in the river was strong , but there is no bigger - hearted animal than
our wild pig , and when I last saw the old boar he had been washed down the
river a quarter of a mile , but was swimming strongly and was nearing our bank ...
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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 fifty fire fish five followed foot four Garhwal 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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