Hemitragus jemlahicus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a large even-toed ungulate native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the population is declining due to hunting and habitat loss.
The Himalayan tahr has been introduced to Argentina, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States. Tahr belong to the subfamily Caprinae in the order Artiodactyla. Their closest relatives in the subfamily Caprinae are sheep and goats.
A subspecies, the Eastern Himalayan tahr or shapi, was described in 1944. This classification is not considered valid anymore, and no subspecies are currently recognized. A recent phylogenetic analysis indicates that the genus Hemitragus is monospecific, and that the Himalayan tahr is a wild goat.
The word "tahr," first used in English writings in 1835, is derived from the animal's local name in the Western Himalayas, which has otherwise been rendered as "tehr," "tare" and "tahir". Through confusion with thār, a Nepali word for the Himalayan serow, it has also been spelled "thar."
The genus name Hemitragus is derived from the Greek words... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | Basel Zoo | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 3 | Dresden Zoo | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Antwerp Zoo | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 5 | Highland Wildlife Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Seoul Zoo | 🇰🇷 South Korea | |
| 7 | Fuji Safari Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 8 | Карельский зоопарк | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 9 | Granby Zoo | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Berlin Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 11 | Taronga Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Halls Gap Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Schönbrunn Zoo | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 14 | Reserva Animal La Pequeña África | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | bioparco | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 16 | Himalayan Zoological Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Paradise Valley Springs | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 18 | Belgrade Zoo | 🇷🇸 Serbia | |
| 19 | Hamura Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 20 | Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico) | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Aquarium Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 23 | Rákosův pavilon | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 24 | Velemlokárium | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 25 | Aquatopia | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 26 | Karelian Zoo | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Himalayan Tahr sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 86 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 39 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Himalayan Tahr in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Himalayan Tahr sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Himalayan Tahr sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 40%).
Same family: Bovidae
The closest relatives of the Himalayan Tahr that you can see in Table Mountain National Park (family Bovidae, Bovids) are Bontebok/Blesbok (about 30%), Common Eland (about 30%) and Klipspringer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Himalayan Tahr is recorded against all the mammals logged in Table Mountain National Park (86 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
