a. What is the habitat of Markhor?
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Answer:
Markhor prefer fairly dry terrain near cliffs and they avoid deep snow and cold temperatures. These habitat requirements have restricted their range to mountains below altitudes of 2200 m in winter. Excessive hunting has reduced the populations to small, often isolated remnants.
Answer:
In the spring and summer months they eat a variety of grasses and during the autumn and winter months they switch to leaves ,shrubs and twigs.
Explanation:
Markhor is the national animal of Pakistan. The word "Markhor" is Persian for "Snake Eater " .They mostly live in the northern areas of Pakistan especially in the Chitral,Ghizar and Hunza regions .There are about 2000-4000 Markhor in the wild. Markhor ,once thought to be extinct in India.
During the warm spring and summer months ,they migrate to high altitudes on the mountains. During the late fall they descend to lower altitudes to graze on more plentiful vegetation at the tree line.
HABITAT :
They lives in the Himalayan Mountain Range around or above the tree line .