Question 1

Why are these animals so rare?

Accepted Answer

Most of the rarest animals became endangered through poaching, habitat loss, illegal fishing, and human activity that shrank their populations dramatically.

Question 2

Which animals live on mountains?

Accepted Answer

Many animals live on mountains, including snow leopards, mountain goats, yaks, ibex, tahr, golden eagles, bighorn sheep, condors, chinchillas, markhor, vicuñas, and pikas.

Question 3

How do animals survive high in the mountains?

Accepted Answer

Mountain animals survive with thick fur, specialized hooves for climbing, large lungs and hearts for thin air, and blood rich in oxygen-carrying cells.

Question 4

Which animal lives at the highest altitude?

Accepted Answer

The yak is one of the highest-living large mammals, grazing at elevations above 5,000 meters in the Himalayas.

Question 5

Why do some mountain animals have such thick fur?

Accepted Answer

Thick fur, like the chinchilla's dense coat, traps heat and protects mountain animals from the extreme cold and wind of high altitudes.

Habitat & Where They Live

Top 12 Animals That Live on Mountains (With Images)