blue sheep

noun

: bharal

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Explored via elevated walkways, the woodsy preserve shelters other endemic species like sambar deer, blue sheep, muntjac and golden pheasant. Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025 Their work revealed that Denisovans could hunt, butcher and process a range of different large and small animals, including woolly rhinos, blue sheep, wild yaks, marmots and birds. Katie Hunt, CNN, 3 July 2024 While snow leopards may prey on these substitutes, the livestock encroach on the range of their native prey species like blue sheep and ibex, pushing them out of some areas. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2023 Other than snow leopards, the park is home to the Tibetan wolf, Eurasian brown bear ,and blue sheep. Andrea Pinto, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blue sheep was in 1877

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“Blue sheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20sheep. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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