Description
The Afghan Urial. known as the Arkars or Shapo. Noticeable features are the reddish-brown long fur that fades during the winter. Males are characterized by a black ruff stretching from the neck to the chest and large horns.Urial occur in the northwest Himalayas, Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and southwest Pamir, as well as outside snow leopard range in western Central Asia, Iran, the Caucasus, and Turkey (Shackleton, 1997). Several subspecies have been named and the eastern forms are separated by some authors as Ovis vignei.







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