Stones of Silence: Journeys in the HimalayaOver a period of six years, Dr. Schaller explored the awesome Himalays in order to study the fascinating but increasingly rare wild life of the area and to determine what locations would make good reserves and national parks. Just as the outside influences of the last quarter century are taking their toll of the wildlife of the region, so are they changing the culture of the people who have lived there for centuries. High adventure, introspection, observation, and discovery are a part of this story. |
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... goats in that they have short , curved horns instead of long , sweep- ing ones . Finally there is the bharal or blue sheep of Tibet , an animal so intermediate between sheep and goat in its physical characteristics that taxonomists have ...
... goats in that they have short , curved horns instead of long , sweep- ing ones . Finally there is the bharal or blue sheep of Tibet , an animal so intermediate between sheep and goat in its physical characteristics that taxonomists have ...
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... sheep and goats divide their habitat ? The goats - wild goat , markhor , ibex , depending on area — prefer cliffs and their immediate vicinity , whereas sheep occupy the plateaus above cliffs and the undulating terrain along their bases ...
... sheep and goats divide their habitat ? The goats - wild goat , markhor , ibex , depending on area — prefer cliffs and their immediate vicinity , whereas sheep occupy the plateaus above cliffs and the undulating terrain along their bases ...
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... sheep , not a goat . Now , observing one of the males , I could easily see the basis for his reasoning . With its powerful body and stocky legs , the animal greatly resembled a bighorn sheep , though not the lithe urial of desert hills ...
... sheep , not a goat . Now , observing one of the males , I could easily see the basis for his reasoning . With its powerful body and stocky legs , the animal greatly resembled a bighorn sheep , though not the lithe urial of desert hills ...
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ahead altitudes animals behavior bharal Bhote Kosi blue sheep boulders camp canyon Chitral Chitral Gol cliffs climb clouds crest cubs dark descend dhole Dolpo feet female forest Gilgit glacier gorge grass Gyaltsen habitat halt head herd hills Himalaya Himalayan tahr Hindu Hindu Kush horns hunting Hunza ibex India Indus Jang-bu Karakoram Karchat Kashmir Khan Kilik Pass kill lama Lapche leave livestock loads look males Marco Polo sheep markhor miles Misgar monastery morning mountains nearby Nepal night Nilgiri tahr once Pakistan pass peaks Pervez Peter Phu-Tsering plateau porters rams range reached remain ridge Ringmo river road rock route sheep and goats Sherpas Shey Skardu slopes snow leopard soon species stone Tarakot tent Tibet Tibetan tiger trail trees trip tsampa urial valley vanished village walk walls watched wild goat wildlife wind winter wolves yaks young