7 Animals that Live in Mountains

Himalayan Tahr

The Himalayan Tahr is one of the many animals that live in mountains that occur in a particular mountain range. You can find these animals in the Himalayas, the highest range in the world. More specifically, these animals are native to southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan, and Nepal.

These are even-toed ungulates, a type of hoofed animal, that has been perfectly adapted to climb on rocky surfaces. Despite being natives of the Himalayas mountain range, they have been successfully introduced to mountains in other parts of the world, including Argentina, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States.

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