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ARGALI , the Tatar name of the See also:great See also:wild See also:sheep, Ovis See also:ammon, of the See also:Altai and other parts of See also:Siberia . See also:Standing as high as a large donkey, the argali is the finest of all the wild sheep, the horns of the rams, although of inferior length, being more massive than those of Ovis See also:poll of the See also:Pamirs . There are several See also:local races of argali, among which O. ammon hodgsoni of Ladak and See also:Tibet is one of the best known . There are likewise several nearly related central Asian See also:species, such as 0. sairensis and 0. littledalei . |
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