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- datedThe urial (subspecies of sheep).
Above us we can see flocks of arkars (wild sheep), which gaze down upon us. Our presence surprises but does not apparently alarm them.
1889, Gabriel Bonvalot, Through the Heart of Asia: Over the Pamïr to India2 more examples
Among the other animals of the Pamirian fauna appeared wolves and foxes, and flocks of those large wild sheep with gnarled and gracefully curved horns, which are known to the natives as arkars. High in the sky flew the vultures, bearded and unbearded, and amid the clouds of white vapor we left behind us were many crows and pigeons and turtledoves and wagtails.
1894, Jules Verne, A Special CorrespondentWhen lying down arkars nearly always keep the head erect, as if on the lookout, and when sleeping they lie with the neck outstretched.
1898, Richard Lydekker, Wild oxen, sheep & goats of all lands, living and extinct, page 195
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