New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-03
TIBET AS A GAME PRESERVE.
When English Expedition Has Finished Its
Work, Sportsmen May Have
Chance at Rare Game.
HAily Mail.

From The London Hhily Mail.
land of Tbet to ciTizatoH travellers r viii be able
TO see at close quarters many animals rare and
who requires luxurious travelling the sports
man and the naturalist II IS veritable paradise.
With a surprisingly rich fauna space can be found
remarkable animals If this strange land and these
are all OF exceptional interest One of the largest
standing between i've and six feet high at the
is not a little exaggerated by the enormous growth
Of hair upon the lower part Of the body and tan
of fine wool. known IS "pushim, which is highly
tail is one of the most conspicuous features Of
Tibetan monasteries or lamaseries being sus-
Rast these ased as E Whsle and IN
china they are dyed red and fixed to the roofs Of
the hunting Of the yak is not to be lightly Under
taken. In spite of temper. however, it Is easily
S0mesticated and forms an inyalnaps beast q
Of carrying great weights. 1t Is. however. unable
TO eat corn and forced marches. exhausting alike
20 man and beast are often on this account neces-
ThbeS harSor ges othe hooed ANIMALS as re-
maTkabls as he yakas Shrn antelope roT
an enormous swollen nose Il is supposed that this
OF some special adaptation for Breathing the highly
T6etan gaelic and naScen5 wild Has Sheep tSs
arsah. manage. like the chtrC. to thrive where IN
prevail at night and herds Of Wild dogs are ever
or the prowL More difficult TO stalk than any
lures the sportsman by the fact that IL carries
superb horns. which may attain a length OF IS
inches and girth of ~ inches at the base. Ola
rams will leap from height OF 80 feet with con-
fidence.
The bex and very remarkable animal known a.
the bharal. blue sheep OF Tibet, but which ap-
pears 10 &c more goat than sheep, also deserve
mention here.
The show deer, a beast nearly as big as the great
vapiti. has very seldom fallen 10 the or the
European. No complete specimen has yet been
10 Europe In this country 1t is represented
Museum and many more in different private
collections. The horns OF great siZe the record
in the number of pOintS-I3-is in the British Mu-
ssCm. The spread between the tips OF the horns 10
three feet and the width between 2rched
stems may be much as feet sz. inches.
Asia one. the kiang. Is peculiar TO Tibet Per-
haps the curious OF the large animals o, Tibet
is the great pAnda. a bear-like creature. whose
exact Adluttaos yet puzzle the expert. In colora-
ton u - remarkable. patches of jet black being
In strong contrast by a cream-colored ground
jectured that this coloration is protective harmon
izing with the patches OF snow and black rocks
among which IL lives
One Of the most brilliantly colored OF all mon
keys occurs In Tibet. known the orange snub-
nosed monkey. II lives in troops amid the taller
about this animal Is it's "tip-tilted" nose.
The great cats worthily represented by the
rare snow leopard. a specimen Of which Is row 20
be at the Geological Gardens In London: only
twice previously has IL been brought TO this coun-
try alive
Two of the most priced denizens Of our aviaries
occur In a wild state in Tibet These the gor-
II is suggested. could probably be introduced into
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