Scientific name: Ammotragus lervia
Appearance: Sandy brown coat with a lighter underbelly and a darker line along the back, shaggy hair on the throat and smooth, backwards-curving horns.
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Here, we provide some basic information regarding commonly observed species (plus some others about which we have had queries).
Feel free to contact us by email if you have any questions regarding species you have encountered on the site.
For more information about mammals, we recommend the Mammal Society's species hub, here, and MammalNet here. For birds, excellent resources are available from the RSPB (here) and the BTO (here).
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Scientific name: Ammotragus lervia
Appearance: Sandy brown coat with a lighter underbelly and a darker line along the back, shaggy hair on the throat and smooth, backwards-curving horns.
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