Chiru (Tibetan Antelope)
Pantholops hodgsonii
Weight: Females
average about 26 kg; males about 40 kg.
Habitat: prefers
flat to rolling terrain, although it readily ascends high rounded hills and
penetrates mountains and crosses passes by following valleys.
Age to Maturity: Female
probably first conceive at the age of 1.5 or 2.5 years and give birth at the
age of 2 or 3 years.
Gestation Period: 7 - 8 months
Birth Season: Give birth in the
second half of June and early July.
Birth Rate: 1 young.
Maximum Age: At least about 8 years (wild).
Diet: A grazer
and perhaps a browser.
Threats:
Poaching is the most serious threat. It is being slaughtered illegally by
the thousands for its wool.
