Tahr Endangered By Far

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Tahr Endangered By Far By Kaitlyn
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What is an Arabian Tahr?
This animal has long reddish brown hair with a
dark stripe down their back and short goat like
stubby horns. The tahr weighs approximately 23 kg.
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What Do They Eat?
They mainly feed on the plant species. This
animal does not eat meat. They are vegetarians.

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Where are They?
They live in Sultanate of Oman and United Arab
Emirates. It has been recorded in several wadis
within the mountain ranges of UAEs east coast
and there is also a well-known population
thriving on the Jebel Hafit.
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Where Do They Live?
The Tahr lives on the mountains. Whenever their
on the mountains they are on steep cliffs.
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Why is This Creature Endangered?
They are endangered because poachers are killing
them and their habitat is being destroyed by
Feral goats.
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Interesting Facts!

• The enemy is an Arabian Leopard
• Needs to drink water everyday
• The smallest of three kinds of species
• They can climb vertical faces of cliffs

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My Viewpoint
I dont think this animal should be endangered
because they dont do any harm to humans. Also
poachers shouldnt be killing them.
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Bibliography
Arabian Tahr. Contents. February
2007 lthttp//www.arabianwildlife.com/nature/mammal
//mam04.html Nilgiri Tahr Trust. The Nilgiri
Tahr. February 2007 http//www.tahrfoundation.org
/html/ntahr.htm Arabian Tahr Conservation Group.
The Arabian Tahr February 2007 http//www.arabia
ntahr.com Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian
Wildlife Sharjah. Arabian Tahr February 2007
http//www.breedingcentresharjah.com/Ungulates.ht
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