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Marco Polo sheep
The Marco Polo sheep (''Ovis ammon polii'') is a subspecies of argali sheep, named after Marco Polo. Their habitat is the mountainous regions of Central Asia. Marco Polo sheep are distinguishable mostly by their large size and spiraling horns. Their conservation status is "near threatened" and efforts have been made to protect their numbers and keep them from commercial hunting. It has also been suggested that crossing them with domestic sheep could have agricultural benefits. It is the national animal of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
==Naming==
The binomial name of the species as a whole is ''Ovis ammon'', described by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758,〔 and all members of the species are commonly called "argali". The Marco Polo subspecies ''Ovis ammon polii'' was first described scientifically by zoologist Edward Blyth in 1841.〔 These sheep are also commonly called "Marco Polo's Argali" or the "Pamir Argali.".
The sheep are named after the 13th century explorer Marco Polo because he described them in his book ''The Travels of Marco Polo''. The 1914 ''Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan: Badakhshan'' notes that in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan the sheep are known locally as ''nakhjipar''. They are called "ra-ma-poy" in Wakhi, the language of natives of Khunzerav.〔Ludwig W. Adamec. Historical and political gazetteer of Afghanistan Vol. 1. Badakhshan Province and northeastern Afghanistan. Graz : Akad. Druck- und Verl.-Anst., 1972.p. 163.〕
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