The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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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 . a a Once during the night a kakar ...
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 . a a Once during the night a kakar ...
Page 94
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 for about an hour , during which time the men caught four fish , all about the same size - ten pounds .
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 for about an hour , during which time the men caught four fish , all about the same size - ten pounds .
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 ...
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 ...
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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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