snow sheep

snow sheep, (Ovis nivicola), wild sheep belonging to the subfamily Caprinae (family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla), which is distributed throughout the mountain regions of eastern Siberia and is closely related to North American species such as the bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis). As in all wild sheep, sexual dimorphism privileges males, which are about 25 percent bigger than females; the males’ horns are much larger and similar to those of the bighorn sheep. The body weight of...