markhor

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The markhor is a large wild goat native to the mountainous regions of Central and South Asia, known for its impressive spiraled horns and status as Pakistan’s national animal.

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Markhor 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bovid
caprine
mammal
wild goat
activityPattern diurnal
beard present in males
binomialName Capra falconeri NERFINISHED
class Mammalia
coat long
coatColor gray
light brown
describedBy Charles Hamilton Smith NERFINISHED
describedInYear 1827
diet herbivorous
eats grasses
herbs
leaves
shrubs
family Bovidae NERFINISHED
femaleWeightRange 32–50 kg
genus Capra NERFINISHED
gestationPeriod about 170 days
habitat mountainous regions
rocky terrain
scrub forests
hornShape spiraled
hornType permanent bony horns
iucnStatus Near Threatened
kingdom Animalia
mainThreat competition with livestock
habitat loss
poaching
maleHornLengthMax 160 cm
maleWeightRange 80–110 kg
matingSystem polygynous
nationalAnimalOf Pakistan NERFINISHED
nativeTo Afghanistan NERFINISHED
Himalayas NERFINISHED
Hindu Kush NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Karakoram NERFINISHED
Pakistan NERFINISHED
Tajikistan NERFINISHED
Uzbekistan NERFINISHED
offspringPerBirth 1–2 kids
order Artiodactyla
phylum Chordata
protectedBy community-based trophy hunting programs in Pakistan
sexualDimorphism present
sexualDimorphismInHorns males have much larger horns than females
socialStructure herd-living
symbolOf Pakistan NERFINISHED
taxonRank species

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Emblem of Gilgit-Baltistan depicts markhor
this entity surface form: Markhor