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... tiger emerged . Far from being asocial , irascibly avoiding contact , tigers may meet , sometimes casually on a trail , at other times to share a kill . Solitary but not asocial , the tigers are part of a small community in which all ...
... tiger emerged . Far from being asocial , irascibly avoiding contact , tigers may meet , sometimes casually on a trail , at other times to share a kill . Solitary but not asocial , the tigers are part of a small community in which all ...
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... Tiger , presents the best available account of the tiger's social life . I also gained other insights into tiger behavior , learning , for in- stance , that a mother provides her cubs with experience in the art of killing . On one ...
... Tiger , presents the best available account of the tiger's social life . I also gained other insights into tiger behavior , learning , for in- stance , that a mother provides her cubs with experience in the art of killing . On one ...
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... TIGER 16TH DECEMBER 1858 In the context of today's perspective , the inscription evoked in me not only thoughts of tragedy but also served as a reminder that tigers were once numerous in the hills of South India . I did not meet the ...
... TIGER 16TH DECEMBER 1858 In the context of today's perspective , the inscription evoked in me not only thoughts of tragedy but also served as a reminder that tigers were once numerous in the hills of South India . I did not meet the ...
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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