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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... waited . At 4:45 P.M. a lammergeier flushed from its rocky perch . Creeping down the slope was the snow leopard , but instead of attacking the goat she calmly waited for an hour behind some sagebrush until dusk blurred 32 • STONES OF ...
... waited . At 4:45 P.M. a lammergeier flushed from its rocky perch . Creeping down the slope was the snow leopard , but instead of attacking the goat she calmly waited for an hour behind some sagebrush until dusk blurred 32 • STONES OF ...
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... waited through the hot stillness of the afternoon , and I still waited toward evening when the forest became resurgent with life , chattering flights of rose - ringed parakeets , whoops of gray langur . Finally , shortly after five o ...
... waited through the hot stillness of the afternoon , and I still waited toward evening when the forest became resurgent with life , chattering flights of rose - ringed parakeets , whoops of gray langur . Finally , shortly after five o ...
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... waited . Clouds descended the slopes , obscuring the lofty peaks as it grew dusky . In shadowy solitude I waited , hud- dled among dark boulders ; it began to snow . Then out of the dark came a wailing miaow , a wild , longing sound ...
... waited . Clouds descended the slopes , obscuring the lofty peaks as it grew dusky . In shadowy solitude I waited , hud- dled among dark boulders ; it began to snow . Then out of the dark came a wailing miaow , a wild , longing sound ...
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