Bharal found in high mountains in Qinghai province(1/5)

A herd of bharal, or Himalayan blue sheep, is seen on a mountain, 4,500 meters above sea level, near the headstream of the Yangtze River in Yushu Tibet Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. A ranger happened upon the bharal, which are endemic to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and under second-class animal protection in China, during a routine patrol. (Photo: China News Service/Tu Song)

A herd of bharal, or Himalayan blue sheep, is seen on a mountain, 4,500 meters above sea level, near the headstream of the Yangtze River in Yushu Tibet Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. A ranger happened upon the bharal, which are endemic to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and under second-class animal protection in China, during a routine patrol. (Photo: China News Service/Tu Song)

A herd of bharal, or Himalayan blue sheep, is seen on a mountain, 4,500 meters above sea level, near the headstream of the Yangtze River in Yushu Tibet Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. A ranger happened upon the bharal, which are endemic to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and under second-class animal protection in China, during a routine patrol. (Photo: China News Service/Tu Song)

A herd of bharal, or Himalayan blue sheep, is seen on a mountain, 4,500 meters above sea level, near the headstream of the Yangtze River in Yushu Tibet Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. A ranger happened upon the bharal, which are endemic to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and under second-class animal protection in China, during a routine patrol. (Photo: China News Service/Tu Song)

A herd of bharal, or Himalayan blue sheep, is seen on a mountain, 4,500 meters above sea level, near the headstream of the Yangtze River in Yushu Tibet Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. A ranger happened upon the bharal, which are endemic to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and under second-class animal protection in China, during a routine patrol. (Photo: China News Service/Tu Song)