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Page 83
We watched and slept by turns , hoping to hear the angry roar of the leopard if by
accident it walked into the trap , for here there was no well - used track along
which to direct the leopard to it . Once during the night a kakar barked , but in ...
We watched and slept by turns , hoping to hear the angry roar of the leopard if by
accident it walked into the trap , for here there was no well - used track along
which to direct the leopard to it . Once during the night a kakar barked , but in ...
Page 94
One of these fish , about ten pounds in weight , leapt clear of the fall and when
falling back was expertly caught in the net . After the fish had been extracted and
placed in a basket , the net was again held out close to the fall . I watched the
sport ...
One of these fish , about ten pounds in weight , leapt clear of the fall and when
falling back was expertly caught in the net . After the fish had been extracted and
placed in a basket , the net was again held out close to the fall . I watched the
sport ...
Page 96
As I watched these fish , standing on the rocks twelve feet above the water with a
two - inch spoon mounted with a single strong treble hook in my hand , a flight of
fingerlings flashed out of the deep water and went skimming over the shingle ...
As I watched these fish , standing on the rocks twelve feet above the water with a
two - inch spoon mounted with a single strong treble hook in my hand , a flight of
fingerlings flashed out of the deep water and went skimming over the shingle ...
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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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