#bovidae

Ovis canadensis “Bighorn Sheep” Bovidae, male, 3 years old

Wild Horse Island, Flathead Lake, MT
September 27, 1961
col. Wesley Woodgerd (photo Robert Niese)

Bighorn Sheep were first transplanted to Wild Horse Island in 1939 and, from a herd of only 8 breeding adults, the population grew to be more than 200 strong. By the 60s and 70s, when Wesley Woodgerd was studying their herds, the maximum number of sheep recorded on the island at one time exceeded 240 individuals. This deformed young male was born around a time when the herd was likely suffering greatly from inbreeding depression which may have contributed to its odd schnoz. Alternatively, without any predators on the island, perhaps this individual was injured at a young age and managed to survive and develop this malformity from its wounds. Learn more about the Wild Horse Island Bighorn Sheep here.

became not happy with their design, but i can’t quite nail down something i like better…definitely like the back mane over the neck tho, and basing the horns more off a kudu than a nyala

Bovidae (Antelopes, Cattle, and Goat-Antelopes)

*not every single recognized species and subspecies is  represented because some i could find zero information on, let alone pictures.

*wisent is what a european bison is, forgot to mark it as such on the bovine page

*common names are taken from the IUCN red list if applicable and iNaturalist (and very rarely wikipedia)

Bovidae (Antelopes, Cattle, and Goat-Antelopes)

*not every single recognized species and subspecies is  represented because some i could find zero information on, let alone pictures.

*common names are taken from the IUCN red list if applicable and iNaturalist (and very rarely wikipedia)

Bovidae (Antelopes, Cattle, and Goat-Antelopes)

*not every single recognized species and subspecies is  represented because some i could find zero information on, let alone pictures.

*common names are taken from the IUCN red list if applicable and iNaturalist (and very rarely wikipedia)

Bovidae (Antelopes, Cattle, and Goat-Antelopes)

*didn’t include ranges for arabian or scimitar oryx as they either previously were or currently are classified as extinct in the wild, respectively. there are reintroduced populations but idk i’m trying to keep these as strictly native as i can

*not every single recognized species and subspecies is  represented because some i could find zero information on, let alone pictures.

*common names are taken from the IUCN red list if applicable and iNaturalist (and very rarely wikipedia)

Bovidae (Antelopes, Cattle, and Goat-Antelopes)

*couldn’t find a consistent reference for the mouflon’s specific range, most likely due to sharing a name with a feral subspecies of domestic sheep, the european mouflon. true mouflon are native to the caspian region

*not every single recognized species and subspecies is  represented because some i could find zero information on, let alone pictures.

*common names are taken from the IUCN red list if applicable and iNaturalist (and very rarely wikipedia)

Bovidae (Antelopes, Cattle, and Goat-Antelopes)

*not every single recognized species and subspecies is  represented because some i could find zero information on, let alone  pictures.

*common names are taken from the IUCN red list if applicable and iNaturalist (and very rarely wikipedia)

Bovidae (Antelopes, Cattle, and Goat-Antelopes)

*not every single recognized species and subspecies is represented because some i could find zero information on, let alone pictures.

*common names are taken from the IUCN red list if applicable and iNaturalist (and very rarely wikipedia)

Bovidae (Antelopes, Cattle, and Goat-Antelopes) 

*not every single recognized species and subspecies is represented because some i could find zero information on, let alone pictures.

*common names are taken from the IUCN red list if applicable and iNaturalist (and very rarely wikipedia)

Bovidae (Antelopes, Cattle, and Goat-Antelopes)

*technically this is the tribeBovini, there are some other bovines that are more antelope-like but they get their own post. this group is still colloquially referred to as bovines

*not every single recognized species and subspecies is represented because some i could find zero information on, let alone pictures. not doing breeds of domesticated species either because i’ll be dead before i finish that

*common names are taken from the IUCN red list if applicable and iNaturalist (and very rarely wikipedia)

Bovidae (Antelopes, Cattle, and Goat-Antelopes)

*not every single recognized species and subspecies is represented because some i could find zero information on, let alone pictures

*common names are taken from the IUCN red list if applicable and iNaturalist (and very rarely wikipedia)

*idk how far i’ll go with this cause there’s a LOT of animals

Bovidae (Antelopes, Cattle, and Goat-Antelopes)

*not every single recognized species and subspecies is  represented because some i could find zero information on, let alone  pictures

*common names are taken from the IUCN red list if applicable and iNaturalist (and very rarely wikipedia)

*idk how far i’ll go with this cause there’s a LOT of animals

Bovidae (Antelopes, Cattle, and Goat-Antelopes)

*not every single recognized species and subspecies is  represented because some i could find zero information on, let alone  pictures

*common names are taken from the IUCN red list if applicable and iNaturalist (and very rarely wikipedia)

*idk how far i’ll go with this cause there’s a LOT of animals

Bovidae (Antelopes, Cattle, and Goat-Antelopes)

*not every single recognized species and subspecies is represented because some i could find zero information on, let alone pictures

*common names are taken from the IUCN red list if applicable and iNaturalist (and very rarely wikipedia)

*idk how far i’ll go with this cause there’s a LOT of animals

i’ve been trying to figure out a blackbuck character for a while now, nothing was clicking. then i remembered i have a permit to do whatever the fuck i want. no one can stop me from creating an army of slutty ungulates. slutungulates. slutulates. they all fuck