Trivia

I n Mongolia, the distinction between domestic and wild (or untamed) animals is often blurry. Wild and domesticated horses and camels mingle on steppes with wild asses and herds of wild gazelles. In the mountains there are enormous wild sheep and domesticated yaks along with wild moose, musk deer and roe deer. Reindeer herds are basically untamed, but strangely enough they can be ridden and are known to return to the same tent each night for a salt-lick.

Less than 1% of the country is used for human settlements and crop cultivation.