The Tibetan steppe at elevations of 3,700-5,500 meters, about 12,300-18,300 feet, is the Tibetan antelope's living environment. Tibetan antelopes coming from the family of Bovidae are mainly distributed over Qinghai Province, Tibetan Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China.
Because of their peculiar habitat and habits no zoos or other places in the world have ever tried artificial rearing. Furthermore, very little research has been done on their habits. In 1900, the population of Tibetan antelope was estimated to be around 1 million animals. There are now though to be fewer than 75,000 animals left in the wild. Local densities are around 1.5 animals per square kilometer, although over their whole range the population density is below 0.2 animals per square kilometer
一，GEOGRAPHIC RANGE
• The Tibetan antelope, or Chiru, is endemic to the Tibetan Plateau. It is found between Ngoring Hu in China and the Ladakh region in India. Its range once extended to western Nepal, but none have been seen in Nepal for several years.
二。 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
• Mass: 26 to 40 kg.
• Adult Tibetan antelopes range in size from 35-50 inches in height.
• Adult males develop long, straight horns up to 23 inches in length, while females do not have horns.
• Tibetan antelope coat coloration varies from beige and grayish to whitish, with black markings on the face and legs.
三. FOOD HABITS
• The Tibetan antelope is considered a grazer and possibly a browser; however, there is little information on their diet.

四. BEHAVIOR
• Movement patterns among populations and even sexes vary depending upon the season. Males and females congregate along wintering grounds during the rut. In spring, some females remain on winter grounds, but most females (and their female offspring if they have one) migrate north to summer calving grounds, where they remain until late July or early August. The movement of males is characterized by two types of patterns: some remain in the wintering grounds as resident populations while others disperse along the Plateau to summer ranges. As a result of this seasonal movement, herd sizes vary in number, from as little as 5 to nearly 1000 individuals.
• When resting, Tibetan antelopes often dig bowl-shaped depressions in sandy and silty soil approximately 45 inches in diameter and 6-12 inches deep. Although the function of these depressions is not entirely known, some suggest that the depressions act to conceal the antelopes from oestrid flies.
• Tibetan antelopes are good runners and can move as fast as 50 mph.
五. HABITAT
• Tibetan antelopes are most often found along the alpine steppe in northwest Tibet and China, where annual precipitation is less than 16 inches and elevations are between 13,000-18,000 feet. Chiru prefer flat or gently rolling topography, but are also known to inhabit high rounded hills and mountains.