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Zonag Lake: "delivery room" for Tibetan antelopes

2020-07-21 10:19:00Xinhua

Photo taken on July 7, 2020 shows a flock of Tibetan antelopes near Zonag Lake in Hoh Xil national nature reserve, northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

Zonag Lake in Hoh Xil of northwest China's Qinghai is known as the "delivery room" for Tibetan antelopes. Every year, pregnant Tibetan antelopes start to migrate to Hoh Xil in May to give birth, and then migrate back to their habitats with their offspring around August.

Aerial photo taken on July 8, 2020 shows the Zonag Lake in Hoh Xil national nature reserve, northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

Tibetan antelopes are mostly found in Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The species is under first-class state protection in China.

 

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