{"id":87585,"date":"2026-02-13T13:51:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T08:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=87585"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:20:12","slug":"himalayan-tahr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/himalayan-tahr\/","title":{"rendered":"Himalayan Tahr"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Himalayan Tahr Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From alpine slopes to waste sites: Garbage is an emerging threat to the Himalayan Tahr in the Himalayas.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Himalayan Tahr<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>large hoofed mammal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that lives in the <\/span><b>Himalayas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Hemitragus jemlahicus<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Himalayan Tahr <\/b><b>Habitat and Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is found in <\/span><b>southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan, and Nepal.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are made for living in <\/span><b>cool, rocky mountain areas.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>In the Himalayas, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they are mostly <\/span><b>found on slopes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">between 2,500 and 5,000 meters high.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Himalayan Tahr <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An average male tahr weighs about 73 kg, while females weigh around 36 kg.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>shorter in height <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">than they are long.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have a <\/span><b>small head, small pointed ears,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> large eyes.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their horns are different between males and females.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Male horns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can grow up to 46 cm long. <\/span><b>Females are smaller<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and have <\/span><b>smaller horns.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>horns curve backward, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which helps prevent injuries when males fight during mating season.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their bodies are perfect for the cold Himalayan weather. They have<\/span><b> thick, reddish wool coats and thick undercoats.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>As an ungulate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Himalayan tahr has an <\/span><b>even number of toes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They can grip both smooth and rough surfaces.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Himalayan Tahr <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is classified as &#8216;<b>Near Threatened<\/b>&#8216; under the IUCN Red List.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/wildlife-biodiversity\/from-alpine-slopes-to-waste-sites-garbage-is-an-emerging-threat-to-the-himalayan-tahr-in-the-himalayas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Himalayan Tahr is a large hoofed mammal that lives in the Himalayas. 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