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lead and horns of the Markhor ! ! My Ghilgiti, on the contrary, said that the Harginn was a
great snake " Hke a big fish called Nang." Perhaps, Harginn means a monster or dragoni and
is applied to different animals in the two countries of Ghilghit and Astor.
7.—A FIGHT BETWEEN WOLVES AND A BEAR WHO WANTED TO DIG THEIE GEAVE.
A curious animal something like a wolf is also described. The species is called " Ko."
These animals are like dogs; their snouts are of a red colour, and are very long ; they hunt in
herds often or twenty and track game which they bringdown, one herd or one Ko, as the case
may be, relieving the other at certain stages. A Shikari once reported that he saw a large num-
ber of them asleep. They were all ranged in a single long line. A bear approached, and by
the aid of a long branch measured the line. He then went to some distance and measuring the
ground dug it out to the extent of the line in length. He then went back to measure the
breadth of the sleeping troop when his branch touched one of the animals which at once jumped
up and roused the others. They all then pursued him and brought him down. Some of them
harassed him in front, whilst one of them went behind him and sucked his stomach clean out
ab am. This seems to be a favourite method of these animals in destroying game, They do not
attack men, but bring down horses, sheep and game.
lead and horns of the Markhor ! ! My Ghilgiti, on the contrary, said that the Harginn was a
great snake " Hke a big fish called Nang." Perhaps, Harginn means a monster or dragoni and
is applied to different animals in the two countries of Ghilghit and Astor.
7.—A FIGHT BETWEEN WOLVES AND A BEAR WHO WANTED TO DIG THEIE GEAVE.
A curious animal something like a wolf is also described. The species is called " Ko."
These animals are like dogs; their snouts are of a red colour, and are very long ; they hunt in
herds often or twenty and track game which they bringdown, one herd or one Ko, as the case
may be, relieving the other at certain stages. A Shikari once reported that he saw a large num-
ber of them asleep. They were all ranged in a single long line. A bear approached, and by
the aid of a long branch measured the line. He then went to some distance and measuring the
ground dug it out to the extent of the line in length. He then went back to measure the
breadth of the sleeping troop when his branch touched one of the animals which at once jumped
up and roused the others. They all then pursued him and brought him down. Some of them
harassed him in front, whilst one of them went behind him and sucked his stomach clean out
ab am. This seems to be a favourite method of these animals in destroying game, They do not
attack men, but bring down horses, sheep and game.