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Page 117
... tains appeared and the Tethys Sea was in its final retreat . And today's sheep and goats made their appearance in the late Pliocence and Pleis- tocene when the earth once again buckled and climates cooled MOUNTAINS IN THE DESERT 117.
... tains appeared and the Tethys Sea was in its final retreat . And today's sheep and goats made their appearance in the late Pliocence and Pleis- tocene when the earth once again buckled and climates cooled MOUNTAINS IN THE DESERT 117.
Page 126
... retreat . If not , a horn threat or lunge forces him to flee . Animals can assert themselves aggressively in two ways . In one they do so directly , threatening an opponent overtly or actually attacking him . In the other , they do so ...
... retreat . If not , a horn threat or lunge forces him to flee . Animals can assert themselves aggressively in two ways . In one they do so directly , threatening an opponent overtly or actually attacking him . In the other , they do so ...
Page 259
... retreat to cliffs mainly in times of danger . But females also seek lofty ledges during the rut , probably to reduce competition among males : there is seldom room for more than one to maneuver in such precarious retreats . Sometimes at ...
... retreat to cliffs mainly in times of danger . But females also seek lofty ledges during the rut , probably to reduce competition among males : there is seldom room for more than one to maneuver in such precarious retreats . Sometimes at ...
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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