Snow Leopard
About Snow Leopard Snow Leopards are large cats, most active at dawn and dusk. They have white fur coat with brownish/yellow tinges that is…
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Fauna of Gilgit-Baltistan
Varied climate and ecosystems support rare and endangered mammals and birds, including Marco Polo sheep, blue sheep, markhor, black bear, brown bear, chakor and ram chakor.
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mammal species in Gilgit-Baltistan
Birds of Gilgit-BaltistanThey include 1 shrew, 10 bats, 18 carnivores, 6 artiodactyls, 3 lagomorphs and 16 rodents. The woolly flying squirrel is the only mammal endemic to Gilgit-Baltistan, while the Astore markhor is near endemic, as it lives in only a few valleys. Several large mammals are threatened or endangered, including the snow leopard, Marco Polo sheep, Himalayan brown bear, black bear, musk deer, blue sheep and Ladakh urial.
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Mammals and other fauna
Brown Bear
About Brown Bear Brown bear has furry coats in shades of blonde, brown, black, or a combination of these colors. The longer outer guard…
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Black Bear
About Black Bear The genus Ursus of the family Ursidae has four known species with many sub-species. Pakistan hosts two species, including the Himalayan…
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Astore Markhor
About Astore Markhor The markhor (Capra falconeri) is one of the largest and most magnificent members of the Caprinae or goat family, and it…
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Himalayan Ibex
About Himalayan Ibex The coat colouration varies widely across ibex’s range. The general colour of the pelage is a light tan, with the undersides…
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Blue Sheep
About Blue Sheep Despite their name, blue sheep are neither blue nor sheep: they are slate-grey to brownish and closer to the goats than…
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Musk Deer
About Musk Deer Musk deer are primitive deer, not having antlers, but a pair of tusklike upper canines. Both sexes have well-developed upper canines,…
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Himalayan Lynx
About Himalayan Lynx Lynxes have very short tails, with long powerful legs and large paws. The short tail has a thick black tip,but no…
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Grey Wolf
About Grey Wolf Grey wolves are canines with long bushy tails that are often black-tipped. Their coat color is typically a mix of grey…
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Red Fox
About Red Fox Red Fox is also called Common Fox. It is the largest and well-known species of Fox. The Red Fox has a…
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Golden Marmot
About Golden Marmot Marmots are large rodents, with flat head and short neck. Their body shape and size reflect the partly subterranean life, being…
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Cape Hare
About Cape Hare Cape hares have a slender body with a bushy tail. The oval-shaped head has very long (12 to 14 cm), black-tipped…
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Mountain Weasel
About Mountain Weasel The Mountain Weasel is a species of weasel that prefers to live at high altitudes, usually over 11,500 feet (3,505 meters).…
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