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Tahr 



broadly tipped with blackish-brown ; the face, the cheeks below the eyes, 

 the backs of the ears, the tail, and a mark on each fetlock black or blackish. 

 Horns of the general type of those of the Himalayan species, but relatively 

 longer, more slender, less ridged on the sides, and less knotted on the front 

 edge. In the male, at least, the teats are only two in number. Certain 

 differences in the form and proportions of the skull between this and the 

 Himalayan species are mentioned in the original description, among them 

 being the prominence on the forehead, which almost recalls the boss found 

 in the Abyssinian ibex, and the relative shortness of the nasal bones. 

 The distinctive features of this species are its small size, which is less 



Fig. 59. — Skull and horns of male Arabian Tahr. (From Thomas, Proc. Zoo/. Soc. 1894.) 



than in any other wild goat, the keeled, slightly nodose, compressed, slender 

 horns, the slight development of the mane and hrittlcness of the hair, and 

 the apparent presence ot only two teats. 



The only examples at present known are two skins in the British 

 Museum, one of which is mounted and exhibited in the lower mammalian 

 gallery. 



Distribution. — The mountains of Oman, South - Eastern Arabia; 

 definitely known from the Akhdar and neighbouring ranges. 



Habits. — Although nothing has been ascertained with regard to the 

 habits of this tahr. Dr. fayakar, its discoverer, as quoted by Mr. Thomas, 



