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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... species , among them the various sheep and goats . A table listing all species appears as an appendix , and the sketches on the endpapers illustrate the various members of the subfamily , but only a few concern us . Just as there are ...
... species , among them the various sheep and goats . A table listing all species appears as an appendix , and the sketches on the endpapers illustrate the various members of the subfamily , but only a few concern us . Just as there are ...
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... species like the herd - loving tahr also requires a specu- lative comment . The intense period of mountain building that gave rise to the Himalaya also created new habitats , and some goat- antelopes promptly took advantage of the ...
... species like the herd - loving tahr also requires a specu- lative comment . The intense period of mountain building that gave rise to the Himalaya also created new habitats , and some goat- antelopes promptly took advantage of the ...
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... species in the mountains re- mained rather conservative in appearance and behavior and these were the ancestors of mountain goat and chamois . Other species evolved new forms of combat , such as head - to - head clashing and displaying ...
... species in the mountains re- mained rather conservative in appearance and behavior and these were the ancestors of mountain goat and chamois . Other species evolved new forms of combat , such as head - to - head clashing and displaying ...
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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