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THE BURRHEL OR BLUE WILD SHEEP. 
Ovi 9 Noihura or Ovis Bhurrel , Pseudcvis nahoor. Native names: Burrhel 
(rams M endo). Hind.; JSa, Sna, or Napu , Ladak ; Wa y Sutlej Valley; Nervati, 
Nepal; Nao, Bhutan. 
Habitat .—From Baltistan eastwards ; seldom seen below 10,000 ft., in sum- 
mer from 14,000 ft. upwards. 
Period of gestation .—160 days. It never breeds with tame sheep. It is 
easily tamed and breeds freely in captivity. 
Description .—This animal is as much a goat as a sheep, though it favours 
the latter genus in external appearance. Hair uniform throughout, no mane 
or ruff. Short ears and tail. Horns rounded at base and fairly smooth to the 
tips. In females, the short horns are slightly curved upwards and outwards. 
In colour brownish grey above, lower parts, belly, inside legs, buttocks, and base 
of tail white. In males, the face, chest, and sides have black markings, 
which are wanting in females. It prefers undulating ground, is a splendid 
climber, and very speedy. It lies down during the day on its feeding 
ground and never enters bush or scrub. Its colour renders it practically in¬ 
distinguishable when lying among stones. The flesh is excellent, especially in 
September. 
