The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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Page 80
... hope of the leopard's returning to the kill this second night ; as he had seen us on the tree the previous evening , we decided not to sit up , but to leave him to the gin trap and to the poison . In a big pine tree near the footpath we ...
... hope of the leopard's returning to the kill this second night ; as he had seen us on the tree the previous evening , we decided not to sit up , but to leave him to the gin trap and to the poison . In a big pine tree near the footpath we ...
Page 97
... hope of finding the leopard basking on the rocks in the early morning sun . For leopards are very fond of doing this in a cold climate , and it is a very common way of shooting them ; all that is needed is a little patience , and ...
... hope of finding the leopard basking on the rocks in the early morning sun . For leopards are very fond of doing this in a cold climate , and it is a very common way of shooting them ; all that is needed is a little patience , and ...
Page 126
... to kill the leopard over the body of his seventy- year - old victim , I was full of hope , for I considered my chances of shooting the leopard as good as they were on the first day I arrived at Rudraprayag - in fact [ 126 ]
... to kill the leopard over the body of his seventy- year - old victim , I was full of hope , for I considered my chances of shooting the leopard as good as they were on the first day I arrived at Rudraprayag - in fact [ 126 ]
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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