Photo category:
Rocky desert
Vertebrates specimen collection
Natural History Museum of Crete exhibition

  • Photo taken by:
    Avramakis, M.
  • Photo taken date:
    March 2013
Aoudad
Even-toed ungulates
Mammals
Animals
Vertebrates
Rocky desert diorama
Desert ecosystem

Photo of an Aoudad, Ammotragus lervia. This sheep lives in small groups, and, like most desert herbivores, it is active early in the morning and late in the evening. Hunting has reduced its populations. This goat has been introduced to Mexico, Canary islands, New Zealand and U.S.A. where it has been characterized as an invasive species.

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