The Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) is a member of the deer family Cervidae that inhabits much of East Asia. It is found in mixed deciduous forests to the north, and mixed subtropical deciduous and evergreen forests to the south. The Sika Deer are closely related to Red Deer, Central Asian Red Deer and elk. Sika deer are found from the Ussuri region of Siberia south to Korea, Manchuria and Northern and Southern China, with a possibly isolated population in Vietnam. It is also native to Taiwan and Japa...
The Black Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti), also known as the Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey, is an endangered species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to China, where it is known to the locals as the Yunnan Golden Hair Monkey ) and the Black Golden Hair Monkey . It is threatened by habitat loss. The Black Snub-nosed Monkey is a large, stocky and well-furred primate belonging to the leaf-monkey Colobinae subfamily. Despite its morphological distinctiveness and noteworthy ...
Goa or Tibetan Gazelle as it is popularly known is an animal surviving in one of the highest altitudes (4,750-5,050 m. or 15,580-16,570 ft) of Ladakh. Goa or Tibetan Gazelle is a common animal of Himalayan region which belongs to antelope species. It possesses a strong physique and is generally about two feet tall, weighing near about 50 pounds. Goa male bear has a long tapering ringed horn that often reaches up to 35cm whereas, the female has no horn nor any other special feature. Tibetan Gazel...
Tibetan antelope or chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii) – the sole species in the genus Pantholops, is a medium-sized bovid which is about 1.2 metres (4 feet) in height. It is native to the Tibetan plateau including Chinas Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai province, and Xinjiang province; India near Ladakh and formerly western Nepal. The Tibetan antelope is also known commonly by its Tibetan name chiru. The coat is grey to reddish-brown, with a white underside. The males have long, curved-back horns wh...
The leopard (Panthera pardus) is an Old World mammal of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four big cats of the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion and jaguar. Once distributed across southern Eurasia and Africa, from Korea to South Africa, the leopards range of distribution has decreased radically over time because of a variety of factors, including human influence, and the leopard now chiefly occurs in sub-Saharan Africa. There are fragmented populations in India, Ind...
