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Man-Eaters of Kumaon

by Jim Corbett


Man-Eaters of Kumaon is a book written by hunter-naturalist Jim Corbett. It details the experiences that Corbett had in the Kumaon region of India from the 1900s to the 1930s, while hunting man-eating tigers and leopards. One tiger, for example, was responsible for over 400 human deaths. Man-Eaters of Kumaon is the best known of Corbett's books and contains 10 stories of tracking and shooting man-eaters in the Indian Himalayas during the early years of the twentieth century. The text also contains incidental information on flora, fauna and village life.

Book Contents-

Introduction - by Sir Maurice Hallett.

Preface - by Lord Linlithgow.

Authors Note - Causes of Man-eating in Tigers and Leopards.

01. Champawat Man-eater - The story of the first man-eating tiger shot by Corbett in 1907. Reportedly the man-eater claimed 436 human victims in Nepal and India.

02. Robin - Stories of Corbett's hunting companion Robin, his faithful spaniel.

03. The Chowgarh tigers - The first of three man-eaters Corbett was to shoot on government request at a 1929 district conference. It turned out to be a pair of two tigers, a mother and its grown cub, which had together killed 64 people between 1925-30. The cub was shot in April 1929 and the mother on 11 April 1930.

04. The Bachelor of Powalgarh - The exciting tale of how Corbett shot the much sought after trophy tiger (non man-eater) in 1930.

05. The Mohan Man-eater - The second of the three man-eaters Corbett was requested to shoot at the 1929 conference. Shot in May 1931.

06. Fish of my Dreams - Corbett reflects on the joys of fishing for Mahseer (Indian river trout) in submontane rivers.

07. The Kanda Man-eater - The third of the three man-eaters requested for dispatch at the 1929 conference. Shot in 1933.

08 The Pipal Pani Tiger - Corbett traces 15 years of history of a local tiger (non man-eater), from its tracks in the mud as a cub, up until its death 15 years later.

09. The Thak Man-eater - The last Man-eater Corbett shot in November 1938 (aged 63).

10. Just Tigers - Corbett talks about the importance of conservation and his love of photographing tigers in the place of shooting them.


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