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... rams are at their handsomest : their neck ruffs glossy black , their bibs sparkling white , and their coats reddish like burnished copper . As always , my base was at Jabba village , in a thatched bungalow perched by the edge of a ...
... rams are at their handsomest : their neck ruffs glossy black , their bibs sparkling white , and their coats reddish like burnished copper . As always , my base was at Jabba village , in a thatched bungalow perched by the edge of a ...
Page 141
... ram drives them back . But at times an even larger ram arrives , and claiming the prerogative of his size , simply steps in front of the other , blocking access to the ewe . There is little actual fighting in such situations because most ...
... ram drives them back . But at times an even larger ram arrives , and claiming the prerogative of his size , simply steps in front of the other , blocking access to the ewe . There is little actual fighting in such situations because most ...
Page 142
... ram first tests his quali- ties , he tries to intimidate him without eliciting a retaliatory gesture . Whatever the explanation , urial rams spend an inordinate amount of time gently prodding , pushing , and displaying to each other ...
... ram first tests his quali- ties , he tries to intimidate him without eliciting a retaliatory gesture . Whatever the explanation , urial rams spend an inordinate amount of time gently prodding , pushing , and displaying to each other ...
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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