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African sheep (Barbary sheep), mule deer, white-tailed deer, coyote, opossum, raccoon, bobcat, fox, porcupine, white-throated woodrat, numerous species of snakes and lizards, and over 175 species of birds including golden eagle, red-tailed hawk and turkey vulture are found within the park.
The town lies directly south of Caprock Canyon State Park and is a ranching and farming area in West Texas. The population was 342 at the 2020 census , [ 5 ] and 411 at the 2010 census . According to tradition, Quitaque is a name derived from an American Indian language, meaning "end of the trail".
The Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia), also known as aoudad (pronounced [ˈɑʊdæd]), is a species of caprine native to rocky mountains in North Africa and parts of West Africa. [1] While this is the only species in genus Ammotragus , six subspecies have been described.
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The state also recognizes the Texas State Bison Herd at Caprock Canyons State Park since 2011, [6] the state Longhorn herd at multiple state parks since 1969, [7] [6] and the state dog breed, Blue Lacy since 2005.
Bison can make for exciting sightings in Yellowstone and other parks. But these grazing mammals can prove dangerous if people get too close and agitate them.
Caprock Canyons State Park [3] Texas: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: 150 Catalina Island bison herd [3] California: Catalina Island Conservancy: 100 Chickasaw National Recreation Area: Oklahoma: National Park Service: 3 Clymer Meadow Preserve [3] Texas: The Nature Conservancy: Chief Mountain Wilderness Unit [4] Montana: Blackfeet Nation: 25