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Page 131
... moved about seventy - five yards upslope to a juniper tree by a large boulder , where she remained out of sight . As she moved slowly up a talus slope , unsteady but on all fours , I marveled at her superb camouflage : smoky - gray ...
... moved about seventy - five yards upslope to a juniper tree by a large boulder , where she remained out of sight . As she moved slowly up a talus slope , unsteady but on all fours , I marveled at her superb camouflage : smoky - gray ...
Page 132
... moved steadily with few rests until 1:00 or 2:00 A.M. , onto the top of a ridge . There she rested during the cold early - morning hours , until 6:00 A.M. , again traveling up Tillisha Gorge . She covered about a kilometer of steep ...
... moved steadily with few rests until 1:00 or 2:00 A.M. , onto the top of a ridge . There she rested during the cold early - morning hours , until 6:00 A.M. , again traveling up Tillisha Gorge . She covered about a kilometer of steep ...
Page 213
... moved in to dart the cat , using our new air - powered blowpipe . The syringe , red tailpiece a blur , flew through the air , hitting the cat squarely in the rear flank but breaking in two . Seven minutes passed and the cat was still ...
... moved in to dart the cat , using our new air - powered blowpipe . The syringe , red tailpiece a blur , flew through the air , hitting the cat squarely in the rear flank but breaking in two . Seven minutes passed and the cat was still ...
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