Astor markhor (Capra falconeri falconeri) [Here as Capra falconeri typica] has large, flat horns, branching out very widely, and then going up nearly straight with only a half turn. It is synonymous with Capra falconeri cashmiriensis or Pir Panjal markhor, which has heavy, flat horns, twisted like a corkscrew 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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