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... close to any female in heat , holding himself erect , trying to impress her with his beauty and other males with his power . Sometimes he enhanced his presence by spraying urine over himself , dousing his chest and face ; his beard ...
... close to any female in heat , holding himself erect , trying to impress her with his beauty and other males with his power . Sometimes he enhanced his presence by spraying urine over himself , dousing his chest and face ; his beard ...
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... close relatives as tahr . I studied Nilgiri tahr in October and November , 1969. My journey to South India was more than just another short project in quest of abstruse facts , it was also a homecoming . Once again I was among chital ...
... close relatives as tahr . I studied Nilgiri tahr in October and November , 1969. My journey to South India was more than just another short project in quest of abstruse facts , it was also a homecoming . Once again I was among chital ...
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... close my right eye , there is only rock ; I lie buried beneath the sediments of the ocean floor , and perhaps my skull will become a salegrami stone . If I close the left . eye , my gaze is liberated , penetrating the emptiness beyond ...
... close my right eye , there is only rock ; I lie buried beneath the sediments of the ocean floor , and perhaps my skull will become a salegrami stone . If I close the left . eye , my gaze is liberated , penetrating the emptiness beyond ...
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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