Mountain habitat

Here are 5 examples of plants and animals that live on the mountain.


Buckthorn: The buckthorn can grow up to 12 feet.The leaves are oval and grow in the colour green and in clusters.

Yak: The Yak has brown or black hair that is silky around the shoulders . Its belly and nose almost drag along the ground . Most Yaks can weigh in between 1100 pound and 1200 pound.This mammal usually inhabits cold and dry plateaus in or near Tibet.

Juniper: Junipers scopulorum.(mountain juniper) A shubby tree with a wide, irregularly rounded crown and a knotty, twisted trunk reaching 13 metres in height.

Sun bear:The sun bear is the smallest bear in the bear family. The female sun bear weighs 60 lb.. The male weighs 145lbs.The sun bears are black with a large yellow or white crescent. They live in the range across southeast asia . Their fur is very short. They are great climbers and spend most their time in trees. The sun bear has bare heel and sole. They have long claws to tear open bee trees and insect sites. They have long tongues that helps them reach the insects and honey. The Sun Bear are hunted for their bladders and other body parts. They could be extinct in the wild in the next several decades. They can be dangerous in close encounters. They are often forced to raid gardens and crops for food. The Sun bear feeds on termits, the tops of pine trees and small birds and animals.

Saxifrage:
The word saxifrage is a latin word that means rockbreaker. They normally grow between rocks. Most Saxifrages are perennial and they grow from 2 to 36 inches high. The leaves are flat and fleshy and they grow in a cluster at the base of the plant and they can be eaten as a delicate salad green. The flower can be pink, white, purple or yellow.