Palang, hayvoni darrandaest az oilai gurbashaklho. Daroziash to 160 sm, vaznash beshtar aa 70 kg (Palangi narina az Palangi modina vaznintar ast).
Gavdaash baquavati sermushak buda. poyhoyash nisbatan kutoh ast. Rangash zardtob yo mallai kholdori sermuy. Palanghoi siyoh; niz (dar Hinduston) hastand. Palang dar Afrika (ba juz biyoboni Sahroi Kabir), Osiyoi Pesh va Janubi, SSSR — dar Kavkaz, dar kuhistoni Tojikiston, Turkmaniston va kishvari Ussuriysk zindagi mekunad. Asosan sumdorho (buz, gusfand, gavazn va gayra) va bazan hayvonoti khonagi (asp, sag, gov va gayra), inchunin parrandayu khoyandahoro shikor mekunad.
Dar Hinduston Palanghoe hastand, ki ba odam ham hujum mekunand. Sarshumori Palang ruz to ruz kam shuda istodaast. Makhsusan, solhoi 50—60 asri 20 bo maqsadi az pustash palto dukhtan (dar Afrika) Palangro berahmona- qir kardand. Kamshavip Palang boisi afzoishi hayvonoti ba kisht zararrason gardid.
Ad.: Chernishov V. I., Fauna i ekologiya mlekopitayushikh tugaev Tadjikistana, D.,‘ 1958.