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Siberian Interior
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Vegetation is dominated by sparse boreal taiga (light taiga, or lighkoy tayga) transitioning into vast expanses of tundra in the north. Biologically, the Interior is noted for its specialized fauna adapted to high metabolic efficiency during prolonged low-energy states.
The Siberian Ibex's (Capra sibirica altaica) population in the Sayan Mountains exhibits an unusual adaptation: during extreme cold snaps, their blood viscosity increases to such an extent that cellular motion appears to c…