Turkmenian Markhor My Old Friends
by OBT Imaging
Title
Turkmenian Markhor My Old Friends
Artist
OBT Imaging
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Always cherish my time with these wonderful and always approachable and polite characters Mr and Mrs Turkmenian Markhor and family.
Capra falconeri. Markhor are a unique species of mountain goat that inhabit the steep arid hillsides of the Himalayan Mountains in Central Asia. They are remarkable for their striking spiral horns that grow up to 5 feet long in males and up to 2 feet in females.The markhor /ˈmɑːrkɔːr/ (Capra falconeri), is a large Capra species native to Central Asia, Karakoram and the Himalayas. It is listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened since 2015. The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan, where it is also known as the screw horn or "screw-horned goat", mārkhor (مارخور) in Pashto and mārkhor (مارخور) in Urdu from Classical Persian.
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March 26th, 2021
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Comments (44)
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Turkmenian Markhor My Old Friends composition, lighting, shading, lovely colors and artwork! F/L voted
Gary F Richards
Spectacular markhor composition, lighting, shading, excellent colors and artwork! F/L voted
Lorraine Baum
I have never seen anything like this! I was forced to follow you - your photography is amazing! L/F
Jurgen Lorenzen
Great Turkmenian Markhor portrait, OBT, congratulations on your top finish in the WILDLIFE WITH ANTLERS OR HORNS PHOTOGRAPHY contest!
Gary F Richards
Spectacular composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L Voted for this piece in the contest FOCUS ON WILDLIFE AND OR THE GREAT OUTDOORS
OBT Imaging
Thank you very much Luther FA for featuring this image of my dear old friends, for whom I donate to protect and conserve .
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the ABC Group home page from the Z IS FOR ZOOLOGY - WILD ANIMALS themed week, JULY 5, 2021- JULY 12, 2021. You are invited to add your wonderful art in the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP as a way to preserve your feature!
ELIZABETH ALLEN
Wonderful photo with great detail and composition. Sad though that it is on the Red List. Voted, l/f.
OBT Imaging replied:
thank you very much Elizabeth A, aye it's complex issue but we must do all we can for these characters, they really are very interactive if we take the time to care.
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