The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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... poison for the purpose of poisoning human kills ; and , last but not least , govern- ment servants , often at great personal risk , spent all the time they could spare from their official duties in pursuit of the man - eater . The sum ...
... poison for the purpose of poisoning human kills ; and , last but not least , govern- ment servants , often at great personal risk , spent all the time they could spare from their official duties in pursuit of the man - eater . The sum ...
Page 80
... poison , as the records showed that the leopard throve on it . When I told him what poison had hitherto been tried , he recommended my using cyanide , which he said was most effective for the cat family . I had passed this information ...
... poison , as the records showed that the leopard throve on it . When I told him what poison had hitherto been tried , he recommended my using cyanide , which he said was most effective for the cat family . I had passed this information ...
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... poisoned himself , but not having had any previous experience of the effects of cyanide , I did not know how long the poison would take to act . Ten minutes after the leopard had stopped drinking , and just as I was beginning to hope ...
... poisoned himself , but not having had any previous experience of the effects of cyanide , I did not know how long the poison would take to act . Ten minutes after the leopard had stopped drinking , and just as I was beginning to hope ...
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Alaknanda Alaknanda River animal Badrinath barking BARSIL bazaar Bhainswara bridge carnivora carried climb crossed cyanide dark distance dogs door eaten eater evil spirit feet fifty yards fish followed foot footpath four Garhwal gin trap glade goat Golabrai grass ground GWAR head hill hind human kills hundred yards Ibbotson inspection bungalow kakar Kedarnath killing the leopard lantern later left bank Leopard of Rudraprayag light lying machan mahseer Man-Eating Leopard Mandakini River mango tree meal minutes morning Naini Naini Tal path Patwari Pauri petromax pilgrim road pilgrim shelter platform poison previous night pug marks Pundit ravine returned rifle river rock sadhu Sahib scrub jungle seen shoot shot side sight sitting sleep square miles steep steps suspension bridge telescopic sight thorn bushes tiger told took track veranda village walk watched woman wound