Sheep (redirect from Ovis aries)
(Ovis aries) are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock. Although the term sheep can apply to other species in the genus Ovis, in...
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Mouflon (redirect from Ovis aries orientalis)
today: Ovis ophion by Blyth in 1841 for wild sheep in Cyprus; Ovis laristanica by Nikolai Nasonov in 1909 for wild sheep in Lar in southern Iran; Ovis orientalis...
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2023). "Ovis gracilis sp. nov. (Artiodactyla, Bovidae) from the Lower Pleistocene of the Taurida Cave in the Crimea and History of the Genus Ovis". Paleontological...
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European mouflon (redirect from Ovis aries musimon)
Lower Austria alone, corresponding to 36 per cent of the total cull. "Ovis aries musimon". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved...
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(disambiguation) Arius (disambiguation) Aries in Chinese astronomy Eros, Greek god of lust Ovis aries, sheep Grupo Aries, a company based in Mexico This disambiguation...
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the most common meats around the world, taken from the domestic sheep, Ovis aries, and generally divided into lamb, from sheep in their first year, hogget...
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dictionary. Sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals that are typically kept as livestock. Sheep may also refer to: Ovis, a genus including...
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The Rambouillet is a breed of sheep (Ovis aries). It is also known as the Rambouillet Merino or the French Merino. The development of the Rambouillet breed...
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Musimon can also refer to the real animal known as the European mouflon (Ovis aries musimon), a wild short-fleeced mountain sheep found on the islands of...
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plateau in New Castile. The Manchega sheep's ancestors were known as Ovis aries ligeries, and migrated across the Pyrenees and much of northern Spain...
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list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to...
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behavior in sheep has been well documented and studied. The domestic sheep (Ovis aries) is the only species of mammal except for humans which exhibits exclusive...
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to exhibit exclusive homosexual orientation is the domesticated sheep (Ovis aries), involving about 10% of males. The motivations for and implications of...
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cattle (Bos taurus) Jacob's sheep (Ovis aries) Barbados Blackbelly sheep (Ovis aries) Hampshire sheep (Ovis aries) Nigerian Dwarf goat (Capra hircus)...
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their wild ancestors is unclear. The most common hypothesis states that Ovis aries is descended from the Asiatic (O. orientalis) species of mouflon.: 5 ...
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larva of Trypocopris vernalis feeds on dung of animals such as sheep (Ovis aries) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes). Trypocopris vernalis is found in Europe...
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The Soay sheep is a breed of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) descended from a population of feral sheep on the 100-hectare (250-acre) island of Soay in the...
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Merino sheep (Ovis aries). One was a famous ram named Sinbad, that was killed by falling into the well. Moe Pond is located west of Mount Ovis. "Legends and...
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Chiroptera, Gallus (chickens and relatives), Myotis myotis, and sheep (Ovis aries). It is found in temperate climates throughout the world. Other species...
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the urial (Ovis orientalis) occupies a largely infertile area from Kashmir to Iran, including much desert country. The Armenian mouflon (Ovis gmelini gmelini)...
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The Manx Loaghtan (/ˈlɒxtən/ LOKH-tən) is a rare breed of sheep (Ovis aries) native to the Isle of Man. It is sometimes spelled as Loaghtyn or Loghtan...
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A Dorper flock Conservation status Common Country of origin South Africa Traits Wool color Mainly white, some black Face color Black Sheep Ovis aries...
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Journal of Agricultural Economics 51.1 (1969): 138–158. Media related to Ovis aries at Wikimedia Commons Media related to Sheep shearing at Wikimedia Commons...
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the subfamily Caprinae of the family Bovidae. Sheep belong to the genus Ovis and have 54 chromosomes, while goats belong to the genus Capra and have 60...
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(Ota). Two endangered subspecies of hoofed mammals, the European mouflon (Ovis aries musimon) and Corsican red deer (Cervus elaphus corsicanus) inhabit the...
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Xalda's wool. The Xalda likely traces its lineage back to the ancient Ovis aries celticus, and is related to other sheep of Celtic origin, including the...
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eagles are occasionally accused of preying on livestock, especially sheep (Ovis aries). There are a handful of proven cases of lamb predation, some specimens...
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Height Male: 75–83 cm (30–33 in) Female: 72–78 cm (28–31 in): 281 Wool colour white Face colour black Horn status horned in both sexes Sheep Ovis aries...
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Appendices, and the domesticated form Ovis aries aries which is not subject to the provisions of the Convention) Ovis canadensis (Only the population of...
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Sea lion (California) (Zalophus californianus) 350 Sheep (Ovis aries) 150 Sheep (Bighorn) (Ovis canadensis) 180 Slow loris (Sunda loris) (Nycticebus coucang)...
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