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The Armenian mouflon was first described in 1840 by Edward Blyth, who equated it with the "Orientalische Schaaf" (Oriental sheep) described by Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin in 1774. [3] [4] [5] It is known as the Armenian mouflon in both Armenian: հայկական մուֆլոն, haykakan muflon and Persian: قوچ ارمنی, Qutch-e armani. [6]
In the 19th and 20th centuries, several wild sheep were described that are considered mouflon subspecies today: [5] Ovis ophion by Blyth in 1841 for wild sheep in Cyprus; [4] Ovis laristanica by Nikolai Nasonov in 1909 for wild sheep in Lar in southern Iran; [6] Ovis orientalis isphahanica by Nasonov in 1910 for wild sheep in the Zagros ...
A Montana rancher illegally used tissue and testicles from wild sheep killed by hunters in central Asia and the U.S. to breed “giant” hybrid sheep for sale to private hunting preserves in ...
Four breeds of sheep, in the illustrated encyclopedia Meyers Konversationslexikon. This is a list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species. Some sheep breeds have a hair coat and are known as haired sheep.
The sheep are now moving to Franklin Mountains State Park, just north of El Paso. “They should start the trek to El Paso around noon for a 4-5 pm release time at the park.
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The Taleshi is a breed of domestic sheep from Iran, numbering some 400,000 animals in the north of the country, [1] and distributed in the northern and western parts of Gilan Province in the mountains between Assalem, Khalkhal, Oshkourat, and Deilaman. This breed can also be found in some areas of Guilan-Zanjan border. Mean adult live weight in ...
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