SHEEP. 



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is the case with the argali, the ewes are but little inferior in size to the rams. 

 Dr. Severtzow estimates that an adult ram would weigh about 500 lbs. 



To support the enormous weight of the horns great strength in the neck and 

 fore-parts of the rams is essential ; and this is afforded by the great depth of the 

 neck and chest, as is well shown in our illustration. 



The Pamir sheep takes its name from inhabiting the elevated 

 district in Central Asia known as the Pamirs, or " Roof of the World." 

 It is also found on the table-lands to the westward and northward of Eastern 



Distribution. 



THE PAMIR WILD SHEEP (Jy nat. size). 



Turkestan ; while its range extends northwards across the Thian Shan range to 

 the Semiretchinsk Altai. It has been obtained from the head-waters of the Amu 

 Darya, and to the north and south of the Gobi desert ; while to the westward it 

 extends as far south as the Shimshal Pamir just north of Gilgit, and thus comes 

 within the limits of the territory under the influence of the Government of India. 

 On the average, this sheep may be said to live at an elevation of about twelve 



