Despite how cold it is, there are actually quite a few plants and animals living on Mount Everest!
Animals on Mount Everest
There are some pretty tough animals living on Mount Everest – you wouldn’t want to come across any of them when they’re hungry!
They usually hang around in the lowest zone, where all the plant-life and other animals are.
Some of the animals living on the mountain include:
- Snow leopards
- Himalayan wolves
- Tibetan bears
Plants on Mount Everest
Most of the plants on Mount Everest are found at the lower levels – the higher you go, the less plant-life you’ll come across!
In the lower zones of Mount Everest, you’ll find the following plants:
- Juniper
- Birch
- Blue pines
- Firs
- Rhododendrons
- Bamboo
Above this zone, you’ve got the Alpine scrub zone, which can only sustain very limited plant-life. Above that, there’s the Arctic zone, and nothing lives up there!
