(photo by: Bruno Boz)
Ovis musimon
Classe: Mammiferi (Mammalia)
Order: Artiodattili (Artiodactyla)
Family: Bovidi (Bovidae)
Dimensions: length 110-120 cm, height at shoulders 65-75 cm
Habitat: it lives in mountain pastures and in high-mountain shrubby areas
Diet: it feeds on graminaceous plants and other kinds of grass
Reproduction: in autumn
Cubs: single or twin births occur in spring
Curiosities: it mainly feeds during the night, while during the day it hides in the woods
Notes: adult males have spiral antlers and a reddish-brown coat with two big white spots on both sides; the snout is white and becomes even whiter when they grow older. Females and babies live in herds during the whole year; males join in separate herds, meeting the females individually during the autumn
In the Park: Altipiano Erera Piani Eterni, Mt. Pizzocco, Val di Canzoi. The species, typical of Sardinia and Corsica, was introduced by man in the 70s