Saiga tatarica - #1073
Saiga
Side view of male (with protective knobs on ends of horns). Also as Steppe Saiga|Western Saiga.
Geographic Distribution
China (extinct; formerly in Dzungarian Basin of Sinkiang), W Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Moldavia (extinct), E Poland (extinct), S Russia (now restricted to Kalmykia, occasionally entering Dagestan), Ukraine (Crimea, extinct), NW Uzbekistan (seasonal).
Order/Family
Bovidae
Genus
Saiga
Specific Epithet
tatarica
Image Location
USA, CA, San Diego Co., San Diego Zoo
Image Date
1989
Photographer
DG Huckaby