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Fast Facts:

  • The Mouflon are thought to be the first sheep to have been domesticated.

  • Mouflon are the smallest of the wild sheep.

  • The Mouflon has a dark chestnut coat with a lighter saddle and a distinct rump patch. It also has a dark ruff, a short broad tail, and horns that are present in both sexes (longer in the male).

Asiatic Mouflon

Scientific Name: Ovis musimon
Classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae
Status: Vulnerable
Range: Middle East and Europe
Habitat: Low rocky areas
Diet: Herbivores
Size: Height: 2-4 feet
Length: 4-5 feet
Weight: 55-120 pounds
Lifespan:
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Special Features:

  • The size of the male's horns determines his status. . They can eat plants that are poisonous to other herbivores.
  • The short, pointed ears have tufts of hair on the tips.
  • Males have horns 12-75 inches long. Female horns are up to 12 inches.
  • They are cud chewers
  • It has a thick coat of wool and develops a warm undercoat during the winter months.


Social Structure & Behavior:

They live in flocks of 20-30. Males and females live separately coming together to mate. They do not migrate.

Reproduction:
Sexual maturity at 7 months. Gestation 5 months. Can have single birth or twins.

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