THE MARKHOR 
Although the general altitude at which the markhor live is lower than 
that of the ibex, the latter occasionally, tempted by the young grass, 
descend and are found on the same ground; but I have never heard of any 
attempt at a cross between the two. 
The heads of the Afghanistan and Ghitral markhor resemble those of the 
Kajnag rather than the Astor variety; but it is unlikely that the ordinary 
sportsman will have an opportunity of hunting these till the country 
becomes far more civilized than it is at present. There are only a very few 
spots in the neighbourhood of the Suleiman Range where a white man can 
hunt the straight -horned species in safety. 
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