Wildlife & Flora
Himalayan Tahr
Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a wildlife & flora sighting recorded around Pangboche, Phortse, Mong.
- Scientific name
- Hemitragus jemlahicus
- Local name
- Jharal
- Category
- Wildlife & Flora
These hardy mountain goats make light of the impossibly precipitous cliffs they call home. While both the males and females are horny, the females being less so, it's the males that put the horns to good use during breeding season in winter. The vicious fights that break out during such annual rut frequently result in gravity killing one or both of the competitors. The Everest region is perhaps home to one of the densest concentration of these animals and they are also very tame there.
