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Bukhara Urial (Ovis vignei bocharensis)

Following below you find a photo catalogue of magnificent Bukhara Urial.

Ladakh Urial (Ovis vignei vignei)

Following below you find a photo catalogue of magnificent Ladakh Urial.  

Laristan Sheep (Ovis vignei laristanica)

Following below you find a photo catalogue of magnificent Laristan Sheep.

Anatolian Sheep (Ovis gmelini gmelinii)

Following below you find a photo catalogue of magnificent Anatolian Sheep  

Afghan Urial (Ovis vignei cycloceros)

If you follow the Biological Species Concept (BSC) – as we do in this chapter – the Afghan Urial is a subspecies of the Urial (Ovis vignei). It can…

Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)

The Nilgiri Thar is the only member of the tribe Caprini that lives in the tropics (3), or south of the Himalayas in India respectively. (1)

Indochinese Serow (Capricornis milneedwardsi maritimus)

The Indochinese Serow is a stealthy forest dweller, somehow lacking the attractiveness of its neighbours the Chinese Serow with its heavy, silvery mane or the Sumatran Serow to…

Chinese Serow (Capricornis milneedwardsi milneedwardsii)

A „typical“ Chinese Serow – with its long silvery mane – is an almost mystical animal that could rival with a unicorn. Of all serow species it covers…

Himalayan Serow (Capricornis thar)

The Himalayan Serow’s most prominent feature is its trichromatism, being reminiscent of the old Berlin flag: black-red-white – overall blackish above; turning to rusty red on flanks, hindquarters,…

Sumatran Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis)

Being almost entirely black, the Sumatran Serow is easy to recognize. It is medium-sized compared to other Capricornis-species and the only Caprinae member that has its range solely within…