TIBETAN ARGALI 



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Head of Tibetan Argali. 



B. TIBETAN ARGALI (Ovis ammon hodgsoni). 



Chiefly distinguished from the Siberian argali by the development 

 of a distinct white ruff on the throat of the males, at least in the winter 

 coat, and also by the less degree of lateral expansion of the horns, 

 which do not form more than a single complete circle, and are not 

 nipped in below the eyes and are generally broken at the tips. The 

 wrinkles on the horns are perhaps somewhat less prominent, and the 

 outer front angle is frequently well developed. 



The height at the shoulder is apparently rather less than in the 

 typical argali, of which this sheep is best regarded as a local race. A 

 specimen measured by Lieut.-Col. Greenaway was 76 inches from the 

 nose to the tip of the tail, and the weight about 212 Ibs. In another 

 ram, whose age was estimated at 10 years, the height at the shoulder 

 was 43 inches, the girth 50 inches, and the weight 205 Ibs. (P. H. G. 

 Powell-Cotton). 



