The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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Page 89
... sitting up all night , I walked endless miles next day , visiting distant villages from which reports had come of unsuccessful attacks by the man - eater . On many moonlit nights , when sitting in an uncomfortable position physical ...
... sitting up all night , I walked endless miles next day , visiting distant villages from which reports had come of unsuccessful attacks by the man - eater . On many moonlit nights , when sitting in an uncomfortable position physical ...
Page 93
... sitting up over the first cow , the leopard came , but just as I was raising my rifle and prepar- ing to switch on the torch I had provided myself with , a woman in the house adjoining the one I was sitting in , thumped on the door ...
... sitting up over the first cow , the leopard came , but just as I was raising my rifle and prepar- ing to switch on the torch I had provided myself with , a woman in the house adjoining the one I was sitting in , thumped on the door ...
Page 128
... movements . A wrong estimation of the intelligence of animals , and the inability to sit without making any sound or movement for the required length of time , is the cause of all failures when sitting. 128 A LESSON IN CAUTION.
... movements . A wrong estimation of the intelligence of animals , and the inability to sit without making any sound or movement for the required length of time , is the cause of all failures when sitting. 128 A LESSON IN CAUTION.
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Alaknanda Alaknanda river animal Badrinath barking BARSIL bazaar Bhainswara BHATGAON bridge bushes called carnivora carried climb crossed cyanide dark depression distance dogs door eaten eater evil spirit feet fifty yards fish followed foot footpath Garhwal gin-trap glade goat Golabrai grass ground GWAR head hill hillside hind human kills hundred yards Inspection Bungalow kakar Kedarnath kill the leopard lantern later left bank leopard of Rudraprayag light lying machan mahseer man-eating leopard Mandakini river mango-tree meal minutes morning mountain Naini Naini Tal path patwari Pauri petromax pilgrim road pilgrim shelter platform poison possible prayag previous night pug marks pundit ravine rifle river rock Rudra sadhu sahib scrub jungle seen shoot shot side sight sitting sleep square miles steep steps telescopic sight thornbushes tiger told took track trap tree veranda village walk watched woman