Stones of Silence: Journeys in the HimalayaSchaller's tale of his Himalyan treks (1969-1975) to assess the effect of humans on the habitat of wild sheep and goats. He describes, also, a less known area--the Nilgiri Hills at the tip of the subcontinent. No bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... altitudes in the mountains of Central Asia . Their range extends from the Hindu Kush in Afghan- istan eastward along ... altitude of 18,000 feet , the snow leopard had never been studied in the wild . Although the naturalist Peter Pallas ...
... altitudes in the mountains of Central Asia . Their range extends from the Hindu Kush in Afghan- istan eastward along ... altitude of 18,000 feet , the snow leopard had never been studied in the wild . Although the naturalist Peter Pallas ...
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... altitudes , requiring only cliffs in areas with little precipitation , deep snow being especially avoided . Al- though they may ascend to 13,000 feet and above in summer , they prefer altitudes of 7,500 or below for the winter . Markhor ...
... altitudes , requiring only cliffs in areas with little precipitation , deep snow being especially avoided . Al- though they may ascend to 13,000 feet and above in summer , they prefer altitudes of 7,500 or below for the winter . Markhor ...
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... altitude the fields become smaller and stonier , and solitary houses replace villages , drab like the earth , only clusters of yellow maize cobs hung to dry on the verandas adding a touch of color . Fields soon give way to thickets and ...
... altitude the fields become smaller and stonier , and solitary houses replace villages , drab like the earth , only clusters of yellow maize cobs hung to dry on the verandas adding a touch of color . Fields soon give way to thickets and ...
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Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
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