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... vanished behind a ridge . The whole valley had the pallor of ice , and the huge limestone cliff was imprisoned by clouds . Shivering , I pressed into a rocky niche so as not to disturb a herd of nine markhor feeding nearby . Suddenly ...
... vanished behind a ridge . The whole valley had the pallor of ice , and the huge limestone cliff was imprisoned by clouds . Shivering , I pressed into a rocky niche so as not to disturb a herd of nine markhor feeding nearby . Suddenly ...
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... vanished with the last snow leopard . I do not want to re- turn to the valley . The snow leopard as a species is not threatened with imminent ex- tinction , but in Pakistan , where possibly fewer than 250 survive , its future is not ...
... vanished with the last snow leopard . I do not want to re- turn to the valley . The snow leopard as a species is not threatened with imminent ex- tinction , but in Pakistan , where possibly fewer than 250 survive , its future is not ...
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... vanished in a broken cliff . Nearby were the remains of a bharal , a male almost four years old . From spoor in the snow I reconstructed the course of events leading to his death . He had wandered alone around the village , then ...
... vanished in a broken cliff . Nearby were the remains of a bharal , a male almost four years old . From spoor in the snow I reconstructed the course of events leading to his death . He had wandered alone around the village , then ...
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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