Vanishing Tracks: Four Years Among the Snow Leopards of Nepal |
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... wild sheep and goats of the Himalayan chain . He later wrote , in Stones of Silence : I met many animals , marmots and wolves and high altitude birds . But none possessed me as did the snow leopard , a rare and elusive creature which ...
... wild sheep and goats of the Himalayan chain . He later wrote , in Stones of Silence : I met many animals , marmots and wolves and high altitude birds . But none possessed me as did the snow leopard , a rare and elusive creature which ...
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... wild sheep and goats were due to begin giving birth in late May . If he left , he would miss a critical chance to gather information on reproduction and survival among the bharal . Jamuna brought an urgent letter for Kirken , calling ...
... wild sheep and goats were due to begin giving birth in late May . If he left , he would miss a critical chance to gather information on reproduction and survival among the bharal . Jamuna brought an urgent letter for Kirken , calling ...
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... wild blue sheep Pseudois nayaur . Nepalese name is naur . Tibet . Tibetans ; also " Bhotia . " Common English term for Pseudois nayaur . Highly thorny pea plant , prolific throughout our study area . Home - brewed beer made from barley ...
... wild blue sheep Pseudois nayaur . Nepalese name is naur . Tibet . Tibetans ; also " Bhotia . " Common English term for Pseudois nayaur . Highly thorny pea plant , prolific throughout our study area . Home - brewed beer made from barley ...
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