Himalayan wolf discovered to be a unique wolf adapted to harsh high altitude life. Researchers have discovered that the Himalayan wolf is a unique wolf characteristically adapted to the harsh life in the Asian high altitudes where low oxygen levels challenge all life forms. Ref. USAToday.
These beings are intriguing, as I think all wolves are. They adapted to low oxygen environments to survive! As I look into it further, I see it's under protection and banned from being hunted in China.