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Ammontragus lervia

Habitat/Range:
Mountains, dry, rocky, barren regions/ Northwest Africa: Atlantic coast to Red Sea, south to north Mali and Sudan; introduced in southwest United States.

Diet: Sparse grasses, bushes, acacia, lichens

Reproduction: Aoudads breed from October to November. They produce one litter of one to three young.

Physical Description: Short, tawny colored coat. Have long, soft, thick hairs on its throat, chest and upper forelegs. Both sexes have hollow horns which are unbranched hollow sheaths covering small bony cores. Males horns are slightly larger than females. The horns are primarily used for defense.
Behavior: Aoudads have a distinct posture when they feel threatened. They will direct their horns towards the potential threat. They also show aggressive behavior in two other ways. One is a head on charge; the other is a behavior similar to wrestling. Unlike many of their relatives, aoudads do not kick.
Conservation Status: Threatened

Fun Facts:

Have a four-chambered stomach and bring up food from the first stomach and rechew it (chew their cud).
Even toed (artiodactyl).
Adults called grunts.

Young called bleats

 

 

 
 
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