(Ammotragus lervia)

Physical Description:

Aoudad (Barbary Sheep) stand 2 ft 6” to 3 ft 7” tall at the shoulder, with a length around 5 ft, and weigh 66 to 320 lbs. They are sandy-brown, darkening with age, with a slightly lighter underbelly and a darker line along the back. Upper parts and the outer parts of the legs are a uniform reddish- or grayish-brown. Some shaggy hair is on the throat (extending down to the chest in males) with a sparse mane. The horns curve outward, backward, then inward, and can exceed 30” in length. The horns are fairly smooth, with slight wrinkles evident at the base as the animal matures.

Reproduction:

Females can give birth twice a year and give birth to 1 to 2 lambs per breeding.
Gestation period last 160 days (5 months).

Native Range Land:

Barbary Sheep naturally occur in northern Africa in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, northern Chad, Egypt, Libya, northern Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Sudan.