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The Astor markhor lives in the scrubland and open woodland that clothe the rugged slopes of the mountains among which it lives at altitudes of up to 3,600 m (11,800 ft). It seldom goes above the tree line; in summer it feeds largely on grasses and leaves but in winter it mainly browses on shrubs and woody material. One or two kids are born ...
A small number of Astor markhor (Capra falconeri falconeri), an endangered species of wild goat, lives in the reserve. [1] Other large mammals present include the Alpine ibex ( Capra ibex ), the snow leopard ( Panthera uncia ), the brown bear ( Ursus arctos ), the grey wolf ( Lupus lupus ), the red fox ( Vulpes vulpes ), the beech marten ...
The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan. [37] It was one of the 72 animals featured on the World Wide Fund for Nature Conservation Coin Collection in 1976. Markhor marionettes are used in the Afghan puppet shows known as buz-baz. The markhor has also been mentioned in a Pakistani computer-animated film known as Allahyar and the Legend of ...
According to The Imperial Gazetteer of India, around 1600: . Ghāzī Mukhpun, a Persian adventurer, is said to have married a princess of the Skārdu reigning family. The four sons born of this union became Rās of Skārdu, Astor, Roundu, and Kharmang respectively, and from them are descended the families of the present chiefs of those places.
The Kashmir markhor, Pir Panjal markhor, or flare-horned markhor (Capra falconeri cashmiriensis) is a possible subspecies of Capra falconeri endemic to the Western Himalayas of India and Pakistan. Many, including the IUCN, do not consider it a separate subspecies. [2] These markhors are hunted as part of a community-based hunting program.
Six bovid species (clockwise from top left): addax, cattle, mountain gazelle, impala, blue wildebeest, and mouflon Bovidae is a family of hoofed ruminant mammals in the order Artiodactyla.
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The Bukharan markhor, or Tadjik markhor [2] (Capra falconeri heptneri) is an endangered goat-antelope, native to Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, possibly also Afghanistan. Today it is found in few scattered populations, for example in Kugitang Nature Reserve in easternmost Turkmenistan .