Stones of Silence: Journeys in the HimalayaSchaller's tale of his Himalyan treks (1969-1975) to assess the effect of humans on the habitat of wild sheep and goats. He describes, also, a less known area--the Nilgiri Hills at the tip of the subcontinent. No bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Page 33
... female , a female with fully grown cubs , or litter - mates . However , the sexes of slain or sighted animals are seldom reported . In 1972 a villager in the Kesu Gol , between Chitral and Drosh , shot a group of three snow leopard ...
... female , a female with fully grown cubs , or litter - mates . However , the sexes of slain or sighted animals are seldom reported . In 1972 a villager in the Kesu Gol , between Chitral and Drosh , shot a group of three snow leopard ...
Page 126
... female he is displaced , the mere approach of a powerful adult usually being enough to cause 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 ...
... female he is displaced , the mere approach of a powerful adult usually being enough to cause 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 ...
Page 259
... female made no effort to escape the male ; in fact , she seemed to entice not only him but any others in the vicinity by circling in or near the herd , sometimes gathering an en- tourage of suitors . As I mentioned earlier , should the ...
... female made no effort to escape the male ; in fact , she seemed to entice not only him but any others in the vicinity by circling in or near the herd , sometimes gathering an en- tourage of suitors . As I mentioned earlier , should the ...
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Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
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