Himalayan Tahr

Hemitragus jemlahicus is a large introduced goat relative confined to the central Southern Alps. It differs from chamois through its heavier body, backward-curving horns and the male’s long shaggy mane. Males are dark and powerfully built with a conspicuous golden-brown mane. Females are smaller and lighter, but both sexes carry triangular horns.

The New Zealand range extends through the central Southern Alps. Tahr use alpine grassland, rocky bluffs and subalpine shrublands. They graze tussocks and herbs and browse woody plants. Females and young form groups, while adult males are often separate outside the rut.

Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, including the Hooker Valley, offers chances of distant animals.