Saiga Antelope
lat.: Saiga tatarica

The Saiga belongs to the family of the horn carriering goats. It has a body weight from 40 to 70 kg, a bodylength of up to 150 cm and a height of approximately 70 cm. The head is quite large and forms at the nuestern a type of trunk. This trunk has above all the function of an air moisturizer of the respiratory system.

Subspecies
Saiga tatarica mongolica, Saiga tatarica tatarica

Predominantly dawn-active animals, which can form herds of up to 100 animals.

Diet
Gras and herbs

Habitat
Grass, herb and desert steppes of the wintery cold steppes of the northern hemisphere.

Area
Turkestan, Western parts of Mongoly, China (endangered)