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The Himalayan Brown Goral is the darker, brownish variety of the the three species of goral occurring in the Himalayas.
The Red Goral is more an alpine species than other gorals. It generally occurs at higher elevations, it is small in size and has different eating habits.
Capra, the genus of the goats or wild goats, is composed of nine species. This is the introducing chapter that summarizes some taxonomical features.
The Cyprus Mouflon is endemic to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus and an example of island dwarfism. (9) Shoulder heights measure on average 15 centimeter less than in…
The snow sheep is an endemit of Russia. It is most closely related to the North American Bighorn Sheep and Dall’s Sheep, with which they are being pooled…
The Kamchatka Sheep is probably the most renowned Snow Sheep, but maybe also the most threatened one.
The Koryak Snow Sheep occurs north of Kamchatka. It is somewhat smaller than the Kamchatka race.
The Yakut Snow Sheep has the largest distribution range of all Snow Sheeps. There is still debate about further splitting this taxon.
The Putorana Sheep is the most westerly subpopulation of the Snow Sheep. The distribution area lies entirely north of the arctic circle.