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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... tahr . Tahr were once so heavily hunted for sport that in 1880 one writer could state that " the day is not far distant when they will have become extinct . " When in 1877 the Nilgiri Wild Life Association was formed to regulate ...
... tahr . Tahr were once so heavily hunted for sport that in 1880 one writer could state that " the day is not far distant when they will have become extinct . " When in 1877 the Nilgiri Wild Life Association was formed to regulate ...
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... tahr would help clarify the evolutionary position of this genus . Usually two animals sparred with horns , either ... tahr hunches its back and arches its neck so far down that its nose al- most touches the ground . Males , and on ...
... tahr would help clarify the evolutionary position of this genus . Usually two animals sparred with horns , either ... tahr hunches its back and arches its neck so far down that its nose al- most touches the ground . Males , and on ...
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... tahr males cropped mouthfuls of dead grass and leaves of evergreen oak . Dark brown and shaggy , like bears , male Himalayan tahr are powerful , robust creatures weighing perhaps two hundred pounds . Their most conspicuous feature , one ...
... tahr males cropped mouthfuls of dead grass and leaves of evergreen oak . Dark brown and shaggy , like bears , male Himalayan tahr are powerful , robust creatures weighing perhaps two hundred pounds . Their most conspicuous feature , one ...
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