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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... snow leopard's doings from its spoor . It was piercingly cold at 10,000 feet , not a breath of wind , nor a cloud . To the north snow peaks speared the sky . I first found the pugmarks among tracks of black - naped hares , meandering as ...
... snow leopard's doings from its spoor . It was piercingly cold at 10,000 feet , not a breath of wind , nor a cloud . To the north snow peaks speared the sky . I first found the pugmarks among tracks of black - naped hares , meandering as ...
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... snow leopard suddenly raced across the hollow in which they [ ibex ] were feeding and made an attempt on a buck , which started away just in time . The leopard's outstretched claws raked a great lump of hair from the ibex's coat as it ...
... snow leopard suddenly raced across the hollow in which they [ ibex ] were feeding and made an attempt on a buck , which started away just in time . The leopard's outstretched claws raked a great lump of hair from the ibex's coat as it ...
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... snow leopard in many valleys . I had evidence of four or possibly five animals in about 1,200 square miles of mountains . Four years earlier , after having observed my first snow leopard , I left Chitral with the expectation of ...
... snow leopard in many valleys . I had evidence of four or possibly five animals in about 1,200 square miles of mountains . Four years earlier , after having observed my first snow leopard , I left Chitral with the expectation of ...
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Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
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ahead altitudes animals behavior bharal Bhote Kosi boulders camp canyon Chitral Chitral Gol cliffs climb clouds crest cubs dark descend dhole Dolpo feet females 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 Nilgiri tahr once Pakistan pass peaks Pervez Peter Phu-Tsering plateau porters rams range reached remain retreat ridge Ringmo river road rock sheep and goats Sherpas Shey Skardu slopes snow leopard soon species stone tahr Tarakot tent Tibet Tibetan tiger trail trees trip tsampa urial valley vanished village walk walls watched wild goat wildlife wind winter wolves yaks young