Transcaspian Urial

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Image Title: Transcaspian Urial

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By: Seyed Babak Musavi
Copyright ©2007

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Photographer	Seyed Babak Musavi {Karma:496}
Project	#56 Wildlife and Insects	Camera Model	Canon 300D
Categories	Wildlife Nature From The Field	Film Format	Digital RAW
Portfolio		Lens	Sigma 500 f 4/5
Uploaded	2/9/2007	Film / Memory Type	Lexar 1GB
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Critiques	12	Rating	6.43 / 6 Ratings
Location	City - Tandureh national park State - KHORASAN RAZAVI Country - Iran
About	One of very very hard subject for photography in wildlife of Iran is Transcaspian urial wild sheeps . after one months try in Tandure national park in NE of Iran . I have succed that taken this shot . I think this shot is first shot in wild of this species in Internet . I wish thst enjoy of it . but about this species. Transcaspian Urial Scientific Name Ovis vignei arkal Classification Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia, Order Artiodactyla, Family Bovidae, Subfamily Caprinae Status: Little is known about actual population numbers of wild Transcaspian urials. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists the Transcaspian urial as Vulnerable to Extinction but about population of this species in iran . I can say just 1500-2000 TUS living in Tandureh national park in Ne of Iran also 1500-2300 living in Heyadary protected area near to neyshabour town also 800-1500 living in Salouk and sarigul national park in Khorasan shomali province in iran .also , there are a population of this species also in Golestan national park in N of iran . Range : Iran, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Habitat mountainous regions Diet : Grasses and other plants Size Height: 34 - 39 inches at the shoulder Weight: 79-180 pounds. Females are smaller than males Reproduction: Gestation Period: 150-180 days. Young per Birth: Single or ol twin lambs being born in mid-April to early May inTandureh . Rut: Rams show no sign of sexual interest or rut until their third autumn when they are two and a half years of age. Sexual Maturity: At 4-5 years. Life Span: 10-11 years. Special Features Most species of wild sheep are highly gregarious and therefore live in groups. Females and their offspring usually remain in groups separate from the male groups, except during mating season. Like most wild sheep, urials have scent glands that are important in communication. These scents are undetectable to the human sense of smell. Feeding activity is confined to the early morning and evening in the summer months, often commencing well before dawn. During the day they rest, usually under an overhanging bush or rock where they are well concealed. Their sight, hearing ans sense of smell are all acutely developed. They are excessively wary, depending upon early detection of approaching danger and flight for their survival.

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Tony Smallman

{K:23858} 6/6/2007

Another excellent shot.I love the composition,they've themselves beautifully for you!
Best wishes-keep up the good work- Tony

Doyle D. Chastain

{K:101119} 4/19/2007

Excellent Seyed! Simply stunning!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

Marcus Armani

{K:36599} 3/2/2007

beautiful majestic scene, the exposure and detail are perfect as they all look back in a wonderful pose, really excellent..

John Finn {K:1101} 2/16/2007

Excellent capture. Very well done.

Sam Kh {K:19017} 2/13/2007

well done babak
that's extremely nice and unique

Kamran Bakhtiari {K:24036} 2/11/2007

besyar ziba va ba arzesh,great shot after this long waiting,useful about too.

Robert Kilgore

{K:2218} 2/10/2007

Yes Thank you! Thank you for the wonderful caputre. And thank you for the information.

Darryl Barclay {K:6818} 2/9/2007

This is a wonderful picture of beautiful animals that are seldom seen. The information you provided with your photo is very informative. I very much appreciate seeing the things of nature from around the world. Both the subject and quality of your work are excelent.
Best wishes
Darryl

Gary Dyck {K:12834} 2/9/2007

Great shot, Seyed. They seem pretty curious about you. Pretty impressive horns on them. Good work and thanks for sharing. Cheers, Gary

Miladin Mareš {K:3384} 2/9/2007

Very impressive about statistics and also about the shot!

Gregory McLemore

{K:35129} 2/9/2007

Absolutely stunning.:)

Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen {K:55244} 2/9/2007

What fascinating information! THank you very much for sharing this hard-to-get photograph that came out very well. Let´s hope that it will be possible to protect those urial sheep as we seem to destroy more and more of the land and invade more and more areas.
Best wishes
Annemette

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