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Animals in Mongolia

Animals adapted to all kind of ecosystems such as forest, steppe, desert, alpine, tundra, talus and water surrounding grove, have established themselves in Mongolia. Many animals, which are frequently spread throughout the Siberian taiga, European-type forests, western Asia and Turan desert, are included in the aforementioned animals. Also there are many endemic species, which are found in only deserts and steppes of Central and Eastern Asia. Mongolia has extinct animals and takes a leading place in the world by its more precious finds of fossils and pre-historic bones.

A total of 138 species of mammals, 449 species of birds , 75 species of fish , 6 species of amphibians and 22 species of reptiles have been registered on the animal kingdom list of Mongolia. Besides these, there are more than 13,000 species of invertebrate, including 516 species of insects, worms, fresh water and terrestrial mollusks in Mongolia. Of the above-mentioned animals 24 mammals are basic hunting animals, 32 hunted by just a few and 4 are not to be hunted. A total of 30 species and sub-species mammals are listed in the rare and very rare classifications of the Mongolian Red Book, which was revised in 1997.

Worship for nature

The worshipping of nature was inherited from ancestors of the Mongolian race thousands of years ago and has been reflected in the tales and legends of the Mongolian people. Since that time when the patriarchal system was disintegrated, reverence and respect of elders and of natural phenomena started to develop and flourished as a form of worship and belief. Offerings and sacrifices were made to the sun, moon, stars, planets, heavenly bodies, earth, sky, mountains and hills that have been immortalised in the pictures painted on rocks and stones often found in the vast steppe lands of Mongolia. These offerings are directly related to the nomadic lifestyle of the Mongols who were engaged in livestock breeding.

Gobi Gurvan Saikhan or Three Beautiful mountains

It is a 100km range that consists of three separate ranges, West, Middle, and East, consisting of Devonian Paleozoic sedimentary rocks like chert. It goes through the territory of Umnugobi province. The highest peak is East Beautiful, 2800m, which is close to Dalanzadgad. It also embodies the Protected area Yol valley. In the West Beautiful mountain, there is a spot with an exposed mantle rock of Silurian period (400 million years ago).

The Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park features some of the most popular tourist destinations including the picturesque gorge of Eagle valley, and the Singing Sands, a spectacular sea of sand dunes bordered by red sandstone formations, an oasis and a saxaul forest. The Nemegt, Hermen Tsav, and Bayanzag flaming cliffs, the sites of numerous important dinosaur fossil discoveries, also lie within the park.

Mongolian ger

The Mongolian ger has a 2500-3000 year history. Mongol nomads invented this type of dwelling the frame of which is chiefly made of willows and it’s covered with felt. This is a multipurpose dwelling which can be easily collapsed, transported to another place and put up again fully preserving its original shape