Saiga Antelope
(Saiga tatarica)
HABITAT? Parts of western Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan
DID YOU KNOW?
– It is a critically endangered animal.
– Similar to sheep, these animals have woolly coats that become 70% thicker in the winter.
– Only males have horns.
– Part of their diet includes plants that other species would find poisonous.
– Its nose is thought to warm up inhaled air in the winter and filter out dust in the summer.