Altai argali
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| Altai argali | |
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| Argali sheep in Altai | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Genus: | Ovis |
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| Subspecies: | O. a. ammon
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| Ovis ammon ammon | |
The Altai argali (Ovis ammon ammon) is the nominate subspecies of argali, a large-horned wild sheep. The subspecies is endemic to the highlands of the Altai Mountains of Central Asia.
Altai argali are the largest sheep in the world, and also have some of the heaviest and most elaborate horns. The horns of mature rams normally weigh 45 to 50 pounds, with large rams’ horns weighing up to 75 pounds (35 kg).[1]
References
- ^ Rashid Jamsheed (1996), Memories of a Sheep Hunter, Safari Press (2nd edition), ISBN 1-57157-021-7.
External links
Media related to Ovis ammon ammon at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ovis ammon ammon at Wikispecies
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