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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... stone to stone down to a stream , where it walked along the edge to several ice - glazed rocks . There it jumped six feet onto one rock , seven feet to another , its claws raking the slippery surface , and with a final leap , reached ...
... stone to stone down to a stream , where it walked along the edge to several ice - glazed rocks . There it jumped six feet onto one rock , seven feet to another , its claws raking the slippery surface , and with a final leap , reached ...
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... stone huts ; now bharal laid claim to the village - their tracks were on stone walls , inside sheds , on roofs . On a slope nearby was a herd of twelve , among them several youngsters . One of these reared threat- eningly on its ...
... stone huts ; now bharal laid claim to the village - their tracks were on stone walls , inside sheds , on roofs . On a slope nearby was a herd of twelve , among them several youngsters . One of these reared threat- eningly on its ...
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... stone cows , massively simple in the manner of an Eskimo soapstone carving , a red hibiscus blossom adorning the back of each . We reach our campsite just before a downpour lashes the valley . The next day we must leap from stone to stone ...
... stone cows , massively simple in the manner of an Eskimo soapstone carving , a red hibiscus blossom adorning the back of each . We reach our campsite just before a downpour lashes the valley . The next day we must leap from stone to stone ...
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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