<P> Flowering of spring in Rostov oblast, Russia . Tulipa suaveolens and Iris pumila are among the most widespread species in Eurasian steppe . </P> <Li> <P> Steppe adjacent to the Khopyor River, Volgograd Oblast, Russia . </P> </Li> <P> Steppe adjacent to the Khopyor River, Volgograd Oblast, Russia . </P> <Li> <P> Steppe on calcareous plate adjacent to the Khopyor River, Volgograd Oblast, Russia . </P> </Li>

The dominant animal in the life of mongols on the steppe was