The mouflon (Ovis gmelini) [here as European Muflon Ovis musimon] is a wild sheep native to the Caspian region from eastern Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan to Iran. It is thought to be the ancestor of all modern domestic sheep breeds. colour illustration From the book ' Wild oxen, sheep & goats of all lands, living and extinct ' by Richard Lydekker (1849-1915) Published in 1898 by Rowland Ward, London

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