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Markhor

Markhor (Capra falconeri heptneri) - Markhor is believed by some to come from the Farsi word for “snake-eater” due to its horns resembling the sinuous body of a snake.  Historically, the range of the markhor is central Asia from Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India.  The present range is much smaller due to human disturbance and loss of habitat from human settlement and domestic animals.  The males and females are basically a tan color with white under the belly and with white and black markings on the legs.  The males have black faces with much long, shaggy white hair on their chest, neck and at times, their legs.  The corkscrew shaped horns are much smaller on the females while the males may reach from 35-50” depending on the subspecies.  In Texas, only subspecies represented as free-ranging is the Bokharan or Heptner’s markhor.  The markhor is a grazer and a browser, depending on the time of year and is very fond of acorns in the fall.

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