Mouflon

Ovis orientalis
Bovids (Bovidae)

♂

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A wild sheep with short brown fur. In summer the ♂ is red-brown, in winter dark brown. The belly is white with white markings on the nose and flanks. The horns are corded and turn back into a circle. The ♀ is brown in summer and grey in winter, sometimes with horns that are smaller and slightly curved.

Lives in same-sex groups outside mating season. They prefer sloping areas of fields and woodland.

⇔ hbl. 110-130 cm, sh. 65-75 cm, tl. 6-10 cm

syn. OVIS GMELINI, OVIS ARIES, OVIS MUSIMON

LA:
≈ The ♀ CAPRA IBEX (Steinbock) is very similar but missing the white face and is limited to a much smaller area.

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