Meenakshi Mallik
Ladakh Urial - Female (Ovis orientalis vignei)
This photograph was taken at Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir.
The Ladakh urial is a highly endangered animal, found only in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir State.
The Urial, also known as the Arkars or Shapo, is a subspecies group of the wild sheep Ovis orientalis.
Noticeable features are the reddish-brown long fur that fades during winter. Urial males have large horns, curling outwards from the top of the head turning in to end somewhere behind the head; females have shorter, compressed horns.
Ladakh Urial - Female (Ovis orientalis vignei)
This photograph was taken at Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir.
The Ladakh urial is a highly endangered animal, found only in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir State.
The Urial, also known as the Arkars or Shapo, is a subspecies group of the wild sheep Ovis orientalis.
Noticeable features are the reddish-brown long fur that fades during winter. Urial males have large horns, curling outwards from the top of the head turning in to end somewhere behind the head; females have shorter, compressed horns.