Man-Eaters of Kumaon
by Jim Corbett · first published 1945
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There is this insane book called "Man eaters of Kumaon" by Jim Corbett. It is an old book, but well worth your time. If my memory is right, one of the tigers he goes after had killed hundreds of humans. Insane story
on “Dangerously Scarce 50 Years Ago, India’s Tigers Bounce Back” ↗check Man-Eaters of Kumaon https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-Eaters_of_Kumaon by Jim Corbett https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Corbett for related stuff. read the book as a teenager.
on “Repeat offenders may be responsible for many shark attacks” ↗They are much more majestic than lions. They should (probably) be called the king of the jungle. I remember reading man eaters of kumaon as a child, it was fascinating and scary. Highly recommended. There was one tiger in the book that was responsible for killing 100s of humans (300 or something, can't remember the exact number). Scary…
on “India tiger census shows rapid population growth” ↗Is this the same Chitwan with man eating tigers, I read about it in Jim Corbett's book Man eaters of Kumaon.
on “Fear and hardship for the last community inside Chitwan, Nepal's tiger central” ↗At a glance, I seem to have read about two from every three years. (It helps when there are gimmes like Austen, Tolstoy, Waugh.) One that I hadn't thought of in many years is The Man-Eaters of Kumaon. Read in high school or in junior high?
on “The battle for Britain’s first book of the month club” ↗