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... grass , roots , and ibex hair ; I noted the color of glacier - worn pebbles , some mossy green with white flecks , some black with crimson marbling ; I heard a snowcock cackling in a rising crescendo and the gurgling bell of a raven ...
... grass , roots , and ibex hair ; I noted the color of glacier - worn pebbles , some mossy green with white flecks , some black with crimson marbling ; I heard a snowcock cackling in a rising crescendo and the gurgling bell of a raven ...
Page 155
... grass hills and numerous plantations of exotic eucalyptus and wattle , until we reached a water reservoir . After arranging with the taxi driver to pick us up in a week , the guide , Venkedachallam , and I shouldered our meager ...
... grass hills and numerous plantations of exotic eucalyptus and wattle , until we reached a water reservoir . After arranging with the taxi driver to pick us up in a week , the guide , Venkedachallam , and I shouldered our meager ...
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... grass a day . Even though the driest months were still ahead , most grass had already been cropped to a short stubble . A poor range such as this will degrade further if more than 25 percent of the annual grass production is eaten ...
... grass a day . Even though the driest months were still ahead , most grass had already been cropped to a short stubble . A poor range such as this will degrade further if more than 25 percent of the annual grass production is eaten ...
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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