Kalamaili Nature Reserve
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Mountain Kalamaili Ungulate Nature Reserve, also spelled Kalamely Nature Reserve, is a nature reserve in Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China, targeting in preserving the wildlife and natural vegetations in the arid steppe ecosystem. As one of the largest nature reserves in China, established in April 1982, it stretches from the Ulungur River in the north, across the heart of Dzungarian Basin, and reaches to the northern extension of Tianshan Mountains in the south, covering an area of more than 14,000 km2. ()
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Wildlife
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Przewalski's horse
Przewalski's horse, Equus przewalskii or Equus ferus przewalskii, also called the takhi, Mongolian wild horse or Dzungarian horse, is a rare and endangered horse native to the steppes of...
Mammals
Red fox
The red fox is the largest of the true foxes and one of the most widely distributed members of the order Carnivora, being present across the entire Northern Hemisphere including most of...
Mammals
Argali, Arkhar
The argali, or the mountain sheep is a wild sheep that roams the highlands of western East Asia and neighboring regions.
Mammals
Bactrian camel
The Bactrian camel is a large, even-toed ungulate native to the steppes of Central Asia. It has two humps on its back, in contrast to the single-humped dromedary camel. Its population of...
Mammals
Mongolian wild ass
The Mongolian wild ass, also known as Mongolian khulan, is the nominate subspecies of the onager. It is found in southern Mongolia and northern China.
Mammals
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