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THE GORAL. 
Cema8 goral or nemorhfxdus goral. Native names : Goral, N W. Himalayas; 
Pij, Pijur , Uai, Rom, Kashmir; Sah, Sarr , Sutlej Valley ; Suh ging , Lepcha; 
Ra-giyu , Sikliim and Bhutan ; Deo chagol, Assam. 
IIabitat .—Himalayas, from Kashmir to Bhutan, between 3,000 and 8,000 
feet; also in the Naga. hills and parts of Assam. 
Period of gestation.— Six months ; one at a birth in May or June. 
Description.—One of the commonest and least fearless of Himalayan 
animals. It is goat-like in form, with stout limbs and coarse hair, a small 
crest running from the nape to the withers; the colour is brown and much 
paler below ; the face pale but darkening towards the horns ; a black line from 
the nape to the tail; dark line down the front of each leg. Throat white, tail 
black, horns black and sub-parallel, scarcely diverging. 
It associates in parties of from four to eight, haunts grassy hills or rocky 
ground in the midst of forest, feeds morning and evening as a rule. Old males 
are generally solitary. The alarm note is a hissing snort. 
Measurements.- —Height at shoulder, 27 ins., length from snout to root of 
tail, 50 ins.; tail, 4 ins.; horns of males, 6 to 8 ins., of females, less. 
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