Description

BARBARY SHEEP/AOUDAD- Barbary sheep are naturally found in Northern Africa in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan and northern Chad.  Populations have been introduced in southeastern Spain and southwestern United States, Mexico and some parts of Africa. They are found in dry rocky mountainous areas and are very agile at jumping from stone to stone and climbing up steep inclines. Aoudad is the name that is given to the Barbary sheep by the Berbers of North Africa. Barbary Sheep are powerful and nimble and can jump 6ft up from standing still!