A History of Man-Eaters

Wild animals as a group tend to avoid humans, because humans are dangerous. However, humans are also tasty and filling. Big cats occasionally develop a famous taste for human flesh, as in the case of the Leopard of Rudraprayag in India.

It’s believed the Leopard of Rudraprayag turned to man-eating after the 1918 flu pandemic that caused millions of deaths in India. So many died that the normal rites of cremation weren’t performed and the plague’s victims were left in shallow, mass graves or even unburied. Scavenging from the corpses, the leopard learned man was an easy meal.

Roaming the Uttarkhan area of Northern India for 8 years, the leopard terrified villages. In the middle of the night, his victims would wake to find the cat clawing through their thatched mud walls to drag them from their beds.

By 1926 alone, the leopard was responsible for killing 250 people. That same year, Jim Corbett shot and killed the leopard, which measured 7’10″ at its death.

Read also about the Panar Leopard, the Champawat Tiger, the Tsavo Man-Eaters, and the Man-Eaters of Njombe, all famous big cats that killed hundreds of people. Then read about the factors that cause these cats to turn to hunting humans for food, at the Art of Manliness. Link

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I've seen those before, like a couple years ago. Are you sure they were created for this recent event? Maybe they just reused the images for the website?
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I have so many thoughts for an American flag. So far the most American one I can think of that might taste good,
Blue: Blue corn chips
Stars: American cheese (yes it comes in white)
Stipes: I agree with you Alex, Bacon it could be both red and white.
not sure how all that would taste together but...
Another idea involves a blueberry cobler with strawberries and whipped cream. This was fun!
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British budgetary cuts mean that we'll just reclaim the top-left corner of the Australian meat pie, but enhance the ketchup flag with a royal sausage-and-mash Onion Jack :)
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Craig is correct. These same images were used to promote the Syndey International Food Festival a couple of years ago. In fact I recall it being featured on Neatorama.
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I've been trying to come up with an idea for the American flag, but I think Kirsten nailed it with blueberry cobbler. With strawberries and whipped cream, you've got the right colors, and it's a food that represents "classic Americana". It's tough to come up with a blue food.
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