CHIRU / Tibetan ANTELOPE - courtship herding
CHIRU / Tibetan ANTELOPE - courtship herding (Pantholops hodgsoni). China. Kunlun Mountains, Arjin Mtn Nature Reserve. Xinjiang Prov. Northern edge of Tibetan plateau. The Chiru is poached for its fur which is made into the shahtoosh shawl. The sale of this shawl is now banned in many countries
Picture No
10848761
Media ID
42933653
Size
5440px x 3698px
(4.3MB)
Credit
© Bill Bleisch / www.ardea.com
Category
NA
Ardea Picture Library
Picture No
10848761
Contributor Ref
BIB-12
