Saturday, February 2, 2019

Markhor


A goat-like animal's left ear
The animal's eye, with a horizontal pupil
The animal's front hoof
Close-up of the animal's spiral horn

A male markhor, with shaggy coat and large spiral horns
Sunny, the owner of those body parts

The markhor is an endangered goat that lives in mountains of central Asia. Males have shaggy coats and large, spiral horns.

The male markhor's spiral horns from behind
A three-legged female markhor with the male in the background, in snow
This female markhor is missing a leg.

Female markhors have shorter coats and smaller horns.

A markhor takes a sun bath on a rock
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