BEWICK / MOUFLON
Linnaeus considered the mouflon a goat (capra ammon) but it is now classified as a sheep, indeed the smallest wild sheep and ancestor of all domestic breeds
Picture No
13729147
Media ID
45395715
Size
4598px x 3456px
(2.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Wood engraving by Thomas Bewick in his General History of Quadrupeds. Image digitally colourised
Date
1790
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1790 Ammon Ancestor Asiatic Bewick Capra Classified Considered Goat Linnaeus Mouflon Smallest
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