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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
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