After snow leopards the most commonly photographed mammals are the Himalayan Ibex (a favorite prey of the snow leopard) and the red fox.
Himalayan (Siberian) Ibex
The males have beautify spiral horns that are much longer than the females.
Female with short horns
Male with elegant, curving horns
Our first glimpse of Ibex was when a large herd crossed right in front of us and went up the hillside
The herd walked right past us
He kept on walking with a blue sky
Two males on the alert for snow leopards
This male stopped to detect the scent of females in heat
When he sniffs the air and raises his upper lip this is called the flehmen response
If he finds a potential female in heat he makes a closer inspection
They are sure-footed along the precarious cliffs
Resting with a cough on its back
Resting on a steep incline
Red Fox
This is the same species of red fox that we have in North America (with a tail that is a bit more bushy due to the colder weather).
