[00:01.18]Chiru,or Tibetan antelope,have arrived for the winter rut.[00:13.79]In the energy-sapping thin air[00:16.06]The males must try to control groups of females[00:19.21]by constantly rounding them up and corralling them.[00:31.63]But the chiru have an advantage.[00:34.37]Their red blood cell count is twice as high as ours[00:38.57]Sufficient to supply their muscles with oxygen even at this extreme altitude.[00:54.25]Nevertheless,it's hard work keeping his harem in check[00:59.05]And the male's life is about to get even harder.[01:03.64]Another male is gearing up to steal his females.[01:10.31]With their rapier-like horns[01:12.58]The males won't risk fighting unless they really have to.[01:16.53]But if neither backs down,conflict is inevitable.[01:33.07]Some of these fights end in death.[01:38.17]While the males fence, the females look on.[02:04.63]Injured and weakened by the battle,the loser will be an easy target[02:09.04]for the predators and scavengers that patrol the wilderness.[02:16.00]Out here there's little room for mistakes.