Saiga Size
Size of Saiga
| Weight | 30-45kg (66-99lbs) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 0.6-0.8m (2-2.5 ft) | ||
| Lifespan | 10-12yrs | ||
| Maximum speed | 80 mph | ||
The Saiga is a member of the chordata, It is a mammal that raises the next generation with female breast milk. In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Mammalia, and it belongs to the order Artiodactyla.
The Saiga belonged to the family Bovidae, mainly distributed in Asia. They like to live in arid grasslands, steppes, and herd is their life style.Their skin type is hair, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly brown, grey, yellow. it likes to eat grasses, lichen the most. Their main predators are wolves, dogs, foxes, humans.It is currently estimated that there are 50,000-150,000.
The most distinctive feature of Saiga is large nose with downward-facing nostrils.
