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One of the smallest wild sheep, the mouflon is the ancestor of all domestic sheep. Its sharp hooves grip rocks like pincers, making it an expert climber.

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  • Title: Mouflon
  • Location: Puchberg, Germany, Europe
  • Type: Taxidermy Specimen
  • Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
  • External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
  • USNM Catalog Number(s): 2008296
  • Scientific Name: <i>Ovis aries</i>
  • Photo Credit: Carl C Hansen, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History & Smithsonian Institution Archives
  • Field: Vertebrate Zoology
  • Date Collected: 1996-10
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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