Image title: Ciru (Tibetan Antelope)

Ciru (चिरु) in Nepali refers to the animal Ciru (Pantholops hodgsonii, from the Pantholops genus and Bovidae family). It is is mentioned as one of the “Protected animals of Nepal”.

Gallery information:

The museum exhibitions in this gallery are from the International Mountain Museum in Pokhara. They belong to the category “Flora and Fauna Section” (vanaspati tatha jivjantu shakha).