UltimateUngulate.com
Brent Huffman is a zoo professional from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who specializes in ungulate (hoofed‑mammal) biology. Brent has contributed to a diverse range of scholarly and popular publications, but is best known for founding UltimateUngulate.com in 1996, the first online resource dedicated to this diverse group of animals.
Visit UltimateUngulate.comHighest-living ungulate
The Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica) lives at higher altitudes than any other ungulate (hoofed animal) – at up to 6,700 metres (21,981 feet) above sea level on steep slopes and alpine meadows in the Himalayas. Nearby, on the Tibetan Plateau, the wild yak (Bos mutus) is found at elevations up to 6,100 metres (20,013 feet), making it the highest-living bovine.