Recently, photographers have photographed herds of argali in the mountainous area of ​​Xiangjia Township, Dulan County, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, which is located in the Qaidam Basin.

  According to reports, argali is a national second-class protected animal. It is a typical mountain animal. It likes to live in the semi-open alpine bare rock belt and rolling mountain hills. deserts, alpine meadows and other environments.

The argali is included in the "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species" and China's "National Key Protected Wildlife List". It is often active on the lower edge of the snow line in summer, and moves from high places to low valleys when its habitat is deep in snow in winter. They live on the ground and have seasonal vertical migration habits.

(Zan Qing Produced by Liu Yinghan)

Responsible editor: [Wang Yu]