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„Caprinae world“ is an online catalogue with information about wild goats, sheeps and related species. Some of the data has never been made accessible online – accept here.
The Muskox is the largest herbivore of the Arctic. It has a circumpolar distribution range and even inhabits the northernmost land on the globe.
The Aoudad is a goat-like caprid from northern Africa. It is a very robust and highly reproductive species.
It is the smallest of all „wild“ goats [7] and the national emblem of the Mediterranean island of Crete with immense cultural significance. [2]
This endemic phenotype from Pakistan has been classified as a subspecies of either Wild Goat or Markhor, or it may be a hybrid population between them [16]. Its…
Photo: Michel Gervais / Nura Tau, Uzbekistan – chapter to be compiled
Photo: Leslie Main Johnson / Muncho Lake, British Columbia, Canada – chapter remains to be built
The Pamir Argali appears to be the most fascinating Argali, with the Tianshan Argali standing in it’s shadow. But this is not justified, particularly since the two phenotypes…
The Tibetan Argali occupies the major part of the Tibetan Plateau, the largest geographic range for any specific argali type. A white ruff that surrounds the neck of…