The yak is a close relative of the water buffalo and the American bison. These lumbering beasts inhabit the alpine
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The Sambar deer is the largest species of deer in Asia. They hail from Cambodia, China, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. These days they can also be found in Australia, North America, and
With a peculiar scent and sporting mini tusks, the Siberian musk deer is as strange as it is sought after, the world over. These critters are found in the mountain forests of Northeast Asia
Concentrated throughout India, the chital deer, aka axis deer or spotted deer, is commonplace in the tropical dry forests, open grasslands, semi-evergreen forests, tropical
Although most goats are pretty skilled at parkour, as animals go, the markhor is not an acrobatic youngster, but rather a wild goat. There are 3 known subspecies of markhor that call
Water buffalo originally hail from southern Asia. Various species of these bovines have been distributed all over the world. Their wild numbers are bleak though and declining. Wild water buffalo
A member of the deer family, the muntjac is found in Taiwan, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Japan, as well as England and Wales (as escaped zoo residents, from the 19th century)
The Himalayan takin, aka goat antelope, cattle chamois, or gnu goat, is a sheep relative that hails from Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar. There are 4 subspecies of takins: Mishmi,
The gaur is the biggest member of the bovine family. They can be found in southern and southeastern Asia. There are 3 subspecies recognized: Indian bison, South East Asian bison, and
Touted as the largest known wild sheep in the world, the argali is an impressive animal to behold and a tough catch for their main predator. They can be found in central Asia, in the west