Muhammad Usman Zafar
The Markhor (Capra falconeri) is a large goat. It is found in Woodland in the Western Himalayas of Afghanistan, Pakistan and North India (Kashmir).
Markhor are 65 to 115 centimetres tall at the shoulder. They usually weigh from 40 to 110 kilograms. Females are a tan colour with a white underbelly and a pattern of black and white on the legs. Males are a lighter tan colour with the same white underbelly and pattern on the legs. Males also have a black face and lots of long white fur on their neck and chest which can grow down to their knees. Both males and females have Corkscrew-shaped Horns which can grow up to 160 cm / 64 inches long in males, and up to 25 cm / 10 inches in females.
Markhor live in places 500 to 3500 metres (1,500 to 11,000 feet) high, where they eat grass, leaves. Markhor often stand on their back legs to reach the top leaves of trees. Markhor are active (move around more) in the early morning and late afternoon. Females gather in Herds(groups) of up to nine animals. Males usually live alone.
The markhor is the National animal of Pakistan. The word “Markhor” is Persian for “Snake Eater”. They mostly live in the Northern Areas of Pakistan especially in the Chitral, Ghizar and Hunza regions. There are about 2000 – 4000 Markhor in the wild.
BINOMIAL NAMESCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATIONKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:MammaliaOrder:ArtiodactylaFamily:BovidaeSubfamily:CaprinaeGenus:CapraCapra Falconeri(Wagner , 1839)
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A very different looking animal. I love its horns.
Mostly people loves its horns…………….
I know very little about Pakistan.
So you should visit Pakistan……….
Few days an american hunter paid $ 55000 to get license to hunt this in GB Pakistan
Yeah, I think our government is greedy and they give licenese to hunt these innocent animals.
No not greedy but animal has a market world wide and hunter can get good amount against this.
They are not present in our country……………….
They are available only some parts of the whole world.
It does look very interesting and no I have never seen one. We have goats, and look very different. Cool information!
You can found him in Pakistan…………….