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The Pallas’s cat was once hunted for its fur but is legally protected since hunting was banned in December 1988.
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The most fascinating feature about the cat is its ability to survive in some of the remotest places on the earth.
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A sable.
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A Mongolian reindeer.
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Przewalski’s horse, named after the Russian geographer Nikolay Przewalski. Mongolia is arguably the only spot in the world where there are still wild horses
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The Bactrian, or double-humped, camel.
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Mangolian gazelle.
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A Mangolian yurt.
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The photographer Shefiq Basheer Ahammed.
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