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Page 118
... cliffs and their immediate vicinity , whereas sheep occupy the plateaus above cliffs and the undulating terrain along their bases . American sheep are exceptions in that they usually are found on grassy slopes near cliffs , a habitat ...
... cliffs and their immediate vicinity , whereas sheep occupy the plateaus above cliffs and the undulating terrain along their bases . American sheep are exceptions in that they usually are found on grassy slopes near cliffs , a habitat ...
Page 148
... cliffs , herds tend to be more cohesive than those of sheep . Males spend much time with females even outside of the mating season , and during it they wander little . Tending to be acquainted with each other , males have little need to ...
... cliffs , herds tend to be more cohesive than those of sheep . Males spend much time with females even outside of the mating season , and during it they wander little . Tending to be acquainted with each other , males have little need to ...
Page 237
... Peter and I watch the slopes , but the wolves have gone ; and all day , too , the six bharal remain on or near the safety of the cliff . The incident reveals how important cliffs can be to bharal JOURNEY TO CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN • 237.
... Peter and I watch the slopes , but the wolves have gone ; and all day , too , the six bharal remain on or near the safety of the cliff . The incident reveals how important cliffs can be to bharal JOURNEY TO CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN • 237.
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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