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... arrived at the Chitral Gol with a note announcing the presence of a cat . On January 17 , I arrived at Burhan's house . " Where have you been ? " he greeted me . " You are too late . My keeper shot the snow leopard yesterday . It was ...
... arrived at the Chitral Gol with a note announcing the presence of a cat . On January 17 , I arrived at Burhan's house . " Where have you been ? " he greeted me . " You are too late . My keeper shot the snow leopard yesterday . It was ...
Page 189
... arrived home earlier than usual and noted an army of maggots emi- grating from the cook tent . Searching for their source , I found the greenish shoulder of a yak . " Some bad , " said Phu - Tsering with a dis- arming smile . " Much bad ...
... arrived home earlier than usual and noted an army of maggots emi- grating from the cook tent . Searching for their source , I found the greenish shoulder of a yak . " Some bad , " said Phu - Tsering with a dis- arming smile . " Much bad ...
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... arrival with Phu - Tsering in about three days , after I had checked the tahr at Hum . But during the night of March 5 it ... arrived , exhausted after traveling many hours in deep snow . Crossly I asked him why he was here instead of ...
... arrival with Phu - Tsering in about three days , after I had checked the tahr at Hum . But during the night of March 5 it ... arrived , exhausted after traveling many hours in deep snow . Crossly I asked him why he was here instead of ...
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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