Urial

Urial
Scientific Name	Ovis orientalis
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae
Distribution	Chitral, Waziristan, Khyber agency, Malakand, Sindh, Kohistan, Lasbela hinglajhllis of Makran,    have become extremely rare on the west bank of Kunhar river in Chitral and Salt range.
Habitat	It inhibits gentle slopes of the higher mountain ranges and will occur upto 9000 feet. They are also found in hills upto 2500 feet.
Feed	They prefer grasses, phulai leaves.
Breeding season	Mid October to late November
Litter size	1 –2 Lambs
Gestation period	160-164 days
Age at Maturity	18 months for female, 2-1/2 years for male
Predators	Man, leopard, Wolves and Caracal
Life span	11 years
Status	Common.