. Popular official guide to the New York zoological park . Zoos. CHAMOIS MARKHOR mosphere and temperature seem more violent than Ameri- can mountain sheep are fitted by nature to endure, and thus far all specimens tried have died within a compara- tively few months. In his own country, the Rocky Mountain Big-Horn is a bold, hardy and robust animal. He is high-headed, keen- sighted, and a sure-footed mountaineer. He dwells in th& wildest and most picturesque country that he can find be- tween the "bad-lands" of western North Dakota and the line of perpetual snow on the Rockies. Hi
. Popular official guide to the New York zoological park . Zoos. CHAMOIS MARKHOR mosphere and temperature seem more violent than Ameri- can mountain sheep are fitted by nature to endure, and thus far all specimens tried have died within a compara- tively few months. In his own country, the Rocky Mountain Big-Horn is a bold, hardy and robust animal. He is high-headed, keen- sighted, and a sure-footed mountaineer. He dwells in th& wildest and most picturesque country that he can find be- tween the "bad-lands" of western North Dakota and the line of perpetual snow on the Rockies. His massive cir- cling horns render his head a much-coveted trophy, and his flesh is most excellent food. A full-grown ram (Ozis cana- densis) stands 41 inches in height at the shoulders, and weighs 316 pounds. This species ranges from the northern states of Mexico to northern British Columbia and it culminates (i. e.,. AOUDAD PERSIAN WILD GOAT. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York Zoological Park; Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937; New York Zoological Society. New York : New York zoological Society
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