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Page 147
... animals have adapted to their environment . Facts that are useful in conservation also contribute to an under- standing of animal societies . Whatever the purpose " the important thing is not to stop questioning , " noted Albert ...
... animals have adapted to their environment . Facts that are useful in conservation also contribute to an under- standing of animal societies . Whatever the purpose " the important thing is not to stop questioning , " noted Albert ...
Page 160
... animals . But in practice we ignore the animal world . " Even worse , the mystical conviction of reverence for life is divorced from compassion . Not permitted to kill cattle , villagers cull them by neglect : an unwanted calf is simply ...
... animals . But in practice we ignore the animal world . " Even worse , the mystical conviction of reverence for life is divorced from compassion . Not permitted to kill cattle , villagers cull them by neglect : an unwanted calf is simply ...
Page 173
... animals sparred with horns , either facing each other or standing side by side . Since such clashing is typical of most horned animals it was of only passing interest . But once a male reared bolt upright in front of another as if to ...
... animals sparred with horns , either facing each other or standing side by side . Since such clashing is typical of most horned animals it was of only passing interest . But once a male reared bolt upright in front of another as if to ...
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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