Man-eaters of Kumaon

As she dragged the girl away her tracks now led into a rock wilderness that covered a number of acres and where the travelling was both hazardous and tough. A misstep that could have easily caused a broken limb would have been devastating since the ferns and blackberry vines covering the fractures and chasms between the rocks prevented visibility. The tigress was taking advantage of the necessity of the slow progress under these circumstances so that she could resume her meal. I tracked down her resting spots a dozen times and each time the blood trail got clearer.