A male Himalayan blue sheep, known as 'Bharal' in Hindi, at the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, India.

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A male Himalayan blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur), known as 'Bharal' in Hindi, at the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. This caprid is found in the high Himalayas of Nepal, Tibet, China, Kashmir, Pakistan, Bhutan and the Republic of India. The male has horns that grow upwards, curve out and then towards the back, somewhat like an upside down mustache. Scientific classification: Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Mammalia Order:Artiodactyla Family:Bovidae Subfamily:Caprinae Genus:Pseudois Species:P. nayaur

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Size: 4752px × 3168px
Location: Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Photo credit: © Sanjay Marathe / India Photo Stock / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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