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Aoudad

Ammotragus lervia

Description:

Also known as barbary sheep, they are from Africa and were released awhile back for hunting. Brown body with long hairs on the neck, and thick, curved horns.

Habitat:

At the edge of Palo Duro Canyon. Mostly mesquite with lots of canyons. Group of about 50, only the second time I had ever seen them!

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2 Comments

Great series Ashley,very nice animal,we can see that they are very well adapted to the area,congrats and thanks for sharing

PhotoginTN
PhotoginTN 9 years ago

Great spotting, and photos!

AshleyT
Spotted by
AshleyT

Canyon, Texas, USA

Spotted on Dec 13, 2014
Submitted on Dec 14, 2014

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