GOATS AND SHEEP 



145 



many, France, 



and England, 



but it now has 



a very re- 

 stricted range. 



The horns are 



large at the 



base, bend 



down, and 



curve upward. 



The entire ani- 

 mal is covered 



with a coat of 



long hair and 



wool, which 



being amber 



colored, gives 



the animal a very singular appearance. When met in the 

 _.._ white snow, it is well 



calculated to startle 

 the novice in this sport. 

 The odor of its musk 

 is very strong. It runs 

 in herds of from ten 

 to twenty, and, when 

 feeding, sentinels are 

 stationed about, which 

 warn the others by 

 stampeding. Its cry is 

 unhke that of any 

 Fig. 123— The Musk Ox. Other ruminant, being 



HOLDER, MAMMALS — lO 



Fig, 122. — The Ibex. 



