Markhor eat a variety of grasses in spring and summer and leaves, twigs and shrubs during the fall and winter. 

They are well adapted to mountainous terrain with steep cliffs and are typically found in scrublands and lightly forested areas. Markhor will spend up to fourteen hours a day foraging, but must have a rest period to chew cud.

Scientific Name: Capra falconeri heptneri

Conservation Status: Near Threatened

Size: Body length: about 4.5 to 6 ft.

Weight: Males: 175 to 240 lbs. Females: 70 to 110 lbs.

Male markhor
Nutrition
These herbivores eat a variety of grasses in spring and summer and leaves, twigs and shrubs during the fall and winter.
Current and Historic Range
The largest current range for markhor is in Pakistan, but they also live n portions of Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and northern India.
Habitat
Markhor are well adapted to mountainous terrain with steep cliffs and are typically found in scrublands and lightly forested areas. They will spend up to fourteen hours a day foraging, but must have a rest period to chew cud.
Reproduction
Markhor breed annually in the fall and winter, usually giving birth in May or June to one or two kids. A pregnancy can last from four and a half to five and a half months. Young nurse from their mothers for five to six months, but sometimes stay with them longer.