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Big game
Argali
Ovis ammon
- Group
- Big game
- Size class
- Large (70–300 kg)
- Family
- Bovidae
Range
- Asia
Habitat
- Mountain
Range
Countries it is found in
11 countries
- Afghanistan
- China
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Russia
- Tajikistan
- Uzbekistan
Range from:ASM Mammal Diversity Database — read 2026-08-05
Field data
Tracks
A photograph of real sign left by Argali. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.
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Cross-reference
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