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... behavior , whether 12 , - ooo years of domestication modified what evolution created in several million years . Is the bharal a sheep or goat ? A study of its ecology and behavior might provide an answer . With such questions in mind I ...
... behavior , whether 12 , - ooo years of domestication modified what evolution created in several million years . Is the bharal a sheep or goat ? A study of its ecology and behavior might provide an answer . With such questions in mind I ...
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... behavior not typical of sheep . Courtship displays are similar in the two genera except that goats , by virtue of their anal glands , use odor more than do sheep . Sheep and goats split from a common ancestor , perhaps in the early ...
... behavior not typical of sheep . Courtship displays are similar in the two genera except that goats , by virtue of their anal glands , use odor more than do sheep . Sheep and goats split from a common ancestor , perhaps in the early ...
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... behavior . So it is with the goat - antelopes . Two of these , the goral and serow of Southeast Asia , very likely resemble their Miocene ancestor in that they are rather drab , coarse - haired , and have short horns . A study of their ...
... behavior . So it is with the goat - antelopes . Two of these , the goral and serow of Southeast Asia , very likely resemble their Miocene ancestor in that they are rather drab , coarse - haired , and have short horns . A study of their ...
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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