Call it a case of mistaken identity. Researchers have discovered that Yukon's small population of Stone sheep has been misidentified for years — the animals should in fact be classified as Dall sheep.

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The already-rare Stone's sheep of the Yukon is 20 per cent less common than previously thought, according to new research by University of Alberta biologists. The study examined 123 different DNA ...

Wt. 180-220 lb (80-100 kg); Shoulder Ht. 40" (102 cm). The stone sheep has slightly heavier horns than the Dall sheep. It is larger and chunkier than the Dall sheep and has a wider skull. Its horns ...

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But for a desperate owner, in a bid to protect her stone sheep from thieves, iron chains have proved the only deterrent. Sandra Bryant, of Shepton Mallet, had a flock of five sheep happily placed in ...

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The already-rare Stone's sheep of the Yukon is 20 per cent less common than previously thought, according to new research by biologists. The study examined 123 different DNA markers in approximately 2 ...