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Page 123
... are the causes of all failures when sitting up for animals. As an example of the
acute sense of hearing of carnivora and the care it is necessary to exercise when
contact with one of them is desired, I shall relate one of my recent experiences.
... are the causes of all failures when sitting up for animals. As an example of the
acute sense of hearing of carnivora and the care it is necessary to exercise when
contact with one of them is desired, I shall relate one of my recent experiences.
Page 126
When in my wanderings through the jungle, I see the mackans that have been
put up for the purpose of shooting carnivora, and notice the saplings that have
been felled near by to make the platform, the branches that have been cut to give
a ...
When in my wanderings through the jungle, I see the mackans that have been
put up for the purpose of shooting carnivora, and notice the saplings that have
been felled near by to make the platform, the branches that have been cut to give
a ...
Page 164
Fights of the nature of the one that was taking place in my hearing are very
unusual, for carnivora invariably keep to their own areas, and if by chance two of
a sex happen to meet, they size up each other's capabilities at a glance, and the
...
Fights of the nature of the one that was taking place in my hearing are very
unusual, for carnivora invariably keep to their own areas, and if by chance two of
a sex happen to meet, they size up each other's capabilities at a glance, and the
...
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User Review - CeiliOkeefe - LibraryThingA classic tale from the northern edge of India set in 1925 and told with poetic simplicity by a very brave, humane and observant man. I first read this book as a teenager and have reread it many times ... Read full review
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User Review - Stbalbach - LibraryThingJim Corbett's second book, following his classic Man Eaters of Kummaon. In the first book, each chapter is a self-contained unit, concerning 1 tiger and Corbett's story how he hunted and killed it ... Read full review
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Alaknanda Alaknanda River Almora districts animal Badrinath barking 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 hillside 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 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