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Marcsoltan - Nov 13, 2008 11:57 pm - Voted 10/10
Nice wildlife photo,but why do they call these "Blue Sheep"?
Happy climbing,
Marc
Bruno - Nov 17, 2008 1:18 am - Hasn't voted
Re: about the "Blue Sheep"Here is the answer… More seriously, its naming as “blue sheep” is due to its coat which sometimes has a bluish sheen.
In my opinion, the most remarkable feature of the blue sheep is that the underparts and back of the legs are white, while the chest and front of the legs are black, see here, here or here.
While the Himalayan Blue Sheep (Pseudois nayaur) is rather common, the smaller Dwarf Blue Sheep (Pseudois schaeferi) is an endangered species with an estimated remaining 200 individuals living in the rocky slopes of the upper Yangtze river near the Tibet-Sichuan border. For more references, see here and here
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