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the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Bible Encyclopedias
Markhor
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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snake-eater"), the Pushtu name of a large Himalayan wild goat (Capra falconeri), characterized by its spirally twisted horns, and long shaggy winter coat. From the Pir-Panjal range of Kashmir the markhor extends westwards into Baltistan, Astor, Hunza, Afghanistan and the trans-Indus ranges of the Punjab. The twist of the horns varies to a great extent locally, the spiral being most open and corkscrew-like in the typical Astor animal, and closest and most screw-like in the race (C. falconeri jerdoni) inhabiting the Suleiman and adjacent ranges.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Markhor'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/markhor.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Markhor'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/markhor.html. 1910.
