The markhor is the master mountaineer. No other animal matches this wild mountain goat for command of high-altitude terrain in Asia, the continent with the highest peaks in the world. Of course ...

With their spiral-shaped “corkscrew” horns, Markhor goats are instantly eye-catching. These majestic animals, native to mountainous regions, are agile climbers despite their large horns.

2. Markhor goats flirting in northern Pakistan. In a remote spot near Afghanistan’s border seldom visited by film crews, Wright says they captured “memorable battles between markhor goats and ...