Most of their distribution range falls above 4,000 m, and in depsang plains in northern ladakh, they can be found as high as 5500 m. Chiru have adapted to live in this area thanks to their thick, woolly coats, the underfur of which is one of the lightest and warmest in the world Males have long vertical horns that begin growing after about a year and reach up to 60 centimetres in length. Tibetan antelopes or chiru live in some of the most hostile environments on the planet We can often see them in the northern areas of tibet, southern xinjiang, and western areas of qinghai. Fewer than 150,000 mature individuals are left in the wild, but the population is currently thought to be increasing.
Chiru prefer open, flat or gently rolling topography, with sparse vegetation cover, but are also known to inhabit high rounded hills and mountains Chiru are found almost entirely in china — tibet, southern xinjiang and western qinghai, between ngoring hu in china in the north and the ladakh region of india in the south today, the majority. This harsh environment, characterized by extreme temperatures and limited vegetation, has shaped the chiru’s physical adaptations and behaviors. Tibetan antelope, also known as chiru, is an animal regarded as elves on the tibetan plateau Chiru tibetan antelope is unique and rare species in china, and one of the ancient and mysterious races. Chiru (or pantholops hodgsonii or chiru goat) is also referred to as tibetan antelope
And in ladakh, jammu and kashmir region of india and pakistan.
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