Animals Found in High-Altitude Regions

By- Naiteek Bhatt

Across Central and South Asia's highlands lives the super hard-to-spot snow leopard

The Horned Tahr lives in the unexplored regions of the Himalayas

The European mountain goat known as the Alpine Ibex has horns that arc backwards

Chinchilla, an Andean Climber with Velvety hair, is known for its super soft fur

Vicuna is an Andean camelid known for its fine wool and capacity for high-altitude survival

Himalayan Monal: A colorful, iridescent-plumed bird of the Himalayas

A large raptor that thrives in hilly areas is the golden eagle

Warm-coated migratory animal Tibetan Antelope or Chiru is another creature that lives in high-altitude regions