Saiga tatarica
Saiga antelope
Taxonomy Saiga tatarica [Linnaeus, 1766]. Citation: Syst. Nat., 12th ed., 1:97. Type locality: W Kazakhstan, "Ural Steppes." ...
Saiga
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
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Antelope - name applied to a large number of hoofed, ruminant mammals of the cattle family which also includes the sheep and goats.
Saiga, Saiga tatarica
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Where are they found? Asia, North America ...
Saiga Antelope
The saiga antelope is a major player in one of the most spectacular animal migrations. It faces an uncertain future due to hunting and loss of habitat.
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Saiga antelope
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Saiga antelope are perfectly adapted for the Russian Steppe.
Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica)
Saiga antelope have an extremely distinctive appearance with an enlarged nose that hangs down over the mouth. Despite their common name... More 24 Images 6 Videos ...
Saiga Antelope
Common Name: Mongolian Saiga
Genus: Saiga
Species: tatarica ...
Saiga
the odd Saiga has a withers-height by 80 cm with a weight of 35 kg. This antelope reminds of a sheep in its physique. Is the ramsnasige profile and th...
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About Saiga
The Siaga belongs to a group of hoofed mammals called goat-antelope. They live in places where the winter is very cold. It is a strange looking animal with sandy colored fur, downward pointing nostrils and a swollen muzzle.
The sheep-like saiga, Saiga tatarica, of the Kirghiz steppes stands apart from all other antelopes by its curiously puffed and trunk-like nose, which can be wrinkled up when the animal is feeding and has the nostrils opening downwards.
At the same time, poachers have reduced the Kazakhstani wolf's main prey species, the saiga antelope, from 1.5 million to perhaps 150,000, selling horns to the Chinese, who use it in traditional medicine.
Native to India are the nilgai or blue bull, the four horned antelope and black buck, the saiga lives on the other steppes of South Russia and in the Central and West Asia, and the chiru in Tibet .
Some antelopes include the gazelle, eland, impala, springbok, klipspringer, oryx, saiga, waterbuck, suni, hartebeests, topi, nyala, bongo, dik-dik, kob, duiker, gemsbok, etc. They are hunted by lions, leopards, wild dogs, and other predators.
 See also: Antelope, Sheep, Gazelle, Deer, Saiga Antelope
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