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Furthermore, some fragrant herbs such as Moschus moschiferus, Gleditsia sinensis and camphor, were used to get rid of the foul odour of bromhidrosis.
Chapter 8 1991
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There is, moreover, included what purports to be a translation of 'Moschus' first eidillion describing love, 'but is clearly a rendering of a French poem by Amadis Jamin, entitled' Amour
A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Sidney Lee 1892
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Reindeer and caribou, with the exception of musk deer (Moschus moschiferus), have the lowest foot load measured in any ungulate [17].
Climate change and reindeer nomadism in Finnmark, Norway 2010
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Wolf (Canis lupus) and musk deer (Moschus moschiferous) are considered to be recently extinct in this area.
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None of the mammals are considered endemic to the ecoregion, but there are several threatened species, including the snow leopard, serow (Capricornis sumatraensis), markhor, Himalayan tahr, argali, Himalayan musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), and brown bear (Ursus arctos).
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There are also Siberian ibex Capra ibex sibirica, and musk deer Moschus moschiferus (VU), Pallas's cat (manul) Otocolobus manul, Mongolian (bobak) marmot Marmota sibirica, Altai snow-cock Tetraogallus altaiacus, bearded and black vultures Gypaetus barbatus and Aegypius monarchus.
Uvs Nuur Basin, Russian Federation, Republic of Tuva and Mongolia 2008
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Li Shan supports warm temperate forest that is reported to provide habitat for several rare vertebrates including Chinese populations of rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), musk deer (Moschus berezovskii), giant salamander (Megalobatrachus davidiana), and Koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha).
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Preliminary surveys suggest that Himalayan musk deer Moschus chrysogaster, mainland serow Capricornus sumatrensis (VU) and Himalayan tahr Hemitragus jemlahicu (VU) are also common, but are probably not as plentiful as they used to be due to hunting.
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The Nujiang Nature Reserve (3,754 km2) contains a similar breadth of forest habitat and supports red pandas (Ailurus fulgens), musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) and other Himalayan forest species.
Nujiang Langcang Gorge alpine conifer and mixed forests 2008
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Scrubby and forested mountain valleys on the slopes to the south of the Qaidam Basin contain some of the richest wildlife habitat and wildlife populations, including musk deer (Moschus spp.) and Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsoni).
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