For completeness, centered in the Himalayas and generally south of the argalis, one finds the blue sheep or
bharal. Smallish and very sheep-like, the blue sheep is the highest-dwelling large mammal in the world and is considered different enough to have its own genus and species: Pseudois nayaur.
2004: Competition between domestic livestock and wild
bharal Pseudois nayaur in the Indian Trans-Himalaya.
Home range, activity rhythm and foraging strategy of
Bharal (Pseudois nayaur) in Helan Mountain, China.
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The horns of the Kuban tur resemble those of a normal ibex, while the Dagestan tur looks more like a
bharal, which is why some people think it is a sheep.
They can get a chance to see the Himalayan blue sheep (
Bharal) and even the snow leopard, if they are lucky.
Complete genome sequence of a peste des petits ruminants virus recovered from wild
bharal in Tibet, China.
(Article) 16 Competition between Journal of Applied 88 domestic livestock and wild Ecology, 2004, 41 (2),
bharal Pseudois nayaur in pp.
In addition to the arctic fox, the team also uncovered extinct species of a wooly rhino, three-toed horse, Tibetan
bharal (also known as blue sheep), chiru (Tibetan antelope), snow leopard, badger, as well as 23 other mammals.
The wild animals found in the valley are ibex, himalayan tahr, brown bear, black bear, musk deer, snow leopard, and
bharal. The birds include the monal and koklas pheasants, himalayan western tragopan, snow peacock, snow pigeon, and chukor.
They eat
bharal sheep with are also hunted by people.