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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... side by side for two hours . Once more the male dis- played , this time more urgently , now shaking his head rapidly from side to side and at the same time nodding it vigorously . His tongue flicked in and out , and he raised a foreleg ...
... side by side for two hours . Once more the male dis- played , this time more urgently , now shaking his head rapidly from side to side and at the same time nodding it vigorously . His tongue flicked in and out , and he raised a foreleg ...
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... side of the valley , and one on the west side too , released millions tons of rock and earth , their landslides forming a dam . Slowly the river filled the valley , rising a thousand feet before it could flow over the dam to continue ...
... side of the valley , and one on the west side too , released millions tons of rock and earth , their landslides forming a dam . Slowly the river filled the valley , rising a thousand feet before it could flow over the dam to continue ...
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... side of a dry wash , two whitish animals . " Snow leopard ! " I exclaim , verbalizing a hope though know- ing as I ... side by side , the speed of their attack hampered by procumbent junipers and other shrubs over which they must leap ...
... side of a dry wash , two whitish animals . " Snow leopard ! " I exclaim , verbalizing a hope though know- ing as I ... side by side , the speed of their attack hampered by procumbent junipers and other shrubs over which they must leap ...
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