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 94
... horns , sometimes just a single hollow horn , at other times a complete skull . I measured each find and noted that horn growth is impressively rapid . By the age of a year and a half a ram may have 15 - inch - long horns , and in each ...
... horns , sometimes just a single hollow horn , at other times a complete skull . I measured each find and noted that horn growth is impressively rapid . By the age of a year and a half a ram may have 15 - inch - long horns , and in each ...
Page 121
... horns . Growing a bit more each year , horns reflect the age and by implication the strength of the bearer . Since any male usually defers to another with larger horns , wasteful interactions are avoided . Of course , wild goats do ...
... horns . Growing a bit more each year , horns reflect the age and by implication the strength of the bearer . Since any male usually defers to another with larger horns , wasteful interactions are avoided . Of course , wild goats do ...
Page 136
... horns and twisted horns occurred in the same herds . They showed me trophies with both types of horn to emphasize their veracity . And they even had a trophy with one horn of each type . Then we went on to Gishk , a massif with a sheer ...
... horns and twisted horns occurred in the same herds . They showed me trophies with both types of horn to emphasize their veracity . And they even had a trophy with one horn of each type . Then we went on to Gishk , a massif with a sheer ...
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Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
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