: a large wild sheep (Ovis ammon) of central Asia with the ram having massive horns
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With a shoulder height as tall as 49-inches and horns over five-feet wide, the 300-pound Marco Polo argali is unequivocally the world’s largest sheep species.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2024
Hunting of the rare argali sheep is managed by the Mongolian government, which issued only 86 permits during this year’s hunting season, according to ProPublica.
—Christine Stapleton, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2019
In Mongolia, permits to shoot and kill an argali, which are prized for their tusks and meat, are determined largely by politics, connections and money, experts told ProPublica.
—Marisa Iati, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2019
Sievers cites one year, 1996, when 27 argali trophies were imported into the U.S. from Kyrgyzstan.
—National Geographic, 15 June 2016
Also common is the argali (Ovis ammon ammon), the giant cousin of the American bighorn sheep.
—John Wendle, National Geographic, 6 Apr. 2017
For the elusive snow leopard in Kyrgyzstan, a satisfying meal consists of an ibex or an argali.
—National Geographic, 15 June 2016
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2024
Hunting of the rare argali sheep is managed by the Mongolian government, which issued only 86 permits during this year’s hunting season, according to ProPublica.
—Christine Stapleton, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2019
In Mongolia, permits to shoot and kill an argali, which are prized for their tusks and meat, are determined largely by politics, connections and money, experts told ProPublica.
—Marisa Iati, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2019
Sievers cites one year, 1996, when 27 argali trophies were imported into the U.S. from Kyrgyzstan.
—National Geographic, 15 June 2016
Also common is the argali (Ovis ammon ammon), the giant cousin of the American bighorn sheep.
—John Wendle, National Geographic, 6 Apr. 2017
For the elusive snow leopard in Kyrgyzstan, a satisfying meal consists of an ibex or an argali.
—National Geographic, 15 June 2016
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