What are some alpine animals?

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alpine zone is part of the mountain or mountains above the tree line, which can be anywhere between 800 m (2600 ft) above the sea level (as in Sweden) up to 5200 m (17,000 ft) above the sea (as in the Bolivian Andes), but usually between 2000 m (6500 ft) and 4000 m (13,000 ft). Alpine zones are often cold, windy and rocky and require animals with special adaptations to deal with harsh climate. Due to the rarity of large predators high in the mountains, the climate and the relative lack of affordable food are a major challenge that must face alpine animals. Larger alpine animals often have large, strong lungs that help them breathe thin air near the top of the mountain peaks. (China), Yak (Tibet) and various rodents and birds, including the Golden Eagle. At the highest altitudes (such as the height found on parts of the Tibetan plateau in Asia), the only life is birds, rodents and/or insects. Alpine animals were found in some of the highest possible altitudes, VCETNNY Černý bouncy spider found at 22,000 ft (6,700 m) per Mt. Everest.

In America, one of the most respected alpine animals is a mountain goat, known for its thick coat and surely the foot. In fact, a mountain goat is not a real goat, but one genus of several animals known as goat Antelopy. Mountain Goat is the only member of her family oreamnos . Like many other animals adapted to the cold, a mountain goat has a double layer of fur, including the undercoat of guard hair and a larger outer coat. These alpine animals are so well insulated that they can withstand temperatures up to 50 ° F (-46 ° C) and wind speed up to 100 mph. They could probably live in parts of Antarctica if there were food to eat.

There are several nations that depend on alpine animals for their survival. Two are people of Andes and Tibetan people. These cultures rely on lama/alpacy and jaka. These animals replace the place of cattle, pigs or other more typical Barnyard animals that would never survive at such high altitudes. Strong cloaks of these animals are ideal for making jackets, their meat is highly edible and everyone produces milk for drinking. If it was not for these high altitude animals, Andy and the Tibetan platform could be uninhabitable.

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