Altai argali
Altai argali (Ovis ammon ammon) is a traditional subspecies of argali, a wild sheep that roams the highlands of the Altai Mountains in Central Asia.
| Altai argali | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Genus: | Ovis |
| Species: | O. ammon |
| Subspecies: | O. a. ammon |
| Trinomial name | |
| Ovis ammon ammon | |
Altai argali are the largest of all sheep.
They have the heaviest horns. Those of mature males normally weigh 45 to 50 pounds and up to 75 pounds (35 kg).[2]
References
- Entry in the list of endangered species
- Rashid Jamsheed (1996), Memories of a Sheep Hunter, Safari Press (2nd edition), ISBN 1-57157-021-7.
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