Field Notes: August 17, 2025 Location: Scree terrace below Greater Chimgan, Western Tien Shan, Uzbekistan ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Encounter Summary: High on the pale gravel I met Tripudiflora aurumtaeniata, known to goat herders as “Goldstep Trio,” each creature palm-sized, lacquer-yellow limbs and a saddle set with maroon pods veined like filigree. The first walked from the shadow of my pack; two more stepped from the rocks as if drawn by a cue only they heard. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ They approached one another a