Unique species of wild animals on the world's highest plateau, like chiru, kiang and goa, are gradually adapting themselves to the 1,956-kilometer-long Qinghai-Tibet Railway connecting the Tibet Autonomous Region with other parts of China, which was put into operation last summer.

Two kiang venture across a road near the Qinghai-Tibet railway on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, west China, November 27, 2006.

Two goas stroll on a frozen river near the Qinghai-Tibet railway on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, west China, November 27, 2006.

A flock of chiru run near the Qinghai-Tibet railway on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, November 27.

A flock of Kiang graze near the Qinghai-Tibet railway on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, November 27.

(People's Daily November 29, 2006)