Markhor

• GeneralThe national animal of Pakistan; its spiral horns reach 1.6 m.
• It is the tallest wild goat at the shoulder, and its corkscrew-spiralled horns, up to 160 cm in the male, are unlike those of any other caprid.
• The name may come from the Persian mar and khor, snake eater, or from the Pashto mar and akhur, snake horn. The second explanation fits better, because it is strictly vegetarian.
• It is one of the best-documented recovery stories in recent conservation: community-based management in Pakistan and Tajikistan reversed its decline and allowed it to be downlisted from Endangered to Near Threatened in the 2015 assessment.
• That model works because it returns to the local communities the income from a very limited, tightly controlled trophy hunt, which turns the animal into a resource worth protecting.
• It is the national animal of Pakistan.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (mammal)

Habitat and environment

Rocky slopes and mountain woodland (600-3,600 m)

Sexual maturity

2 years

Gestation / incubation

5.4 months

Litter / clutch size

2

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capra_falconeri

Best time: From December to January, during the rut

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.