Marco Polo sheep are the largest in the world, can weigh 300 pounds (136 kilograms) and have curled horns up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) long, court records said.

Montana Mountain King, a sheep cloned from near threatened Marco Polo argali sheep as part of an unlawful scheme to create large, hybrid sheep for hunting in the US. Photograph: AP ...

The rancher illegally brought parts of the Marco Polo argali sheep, one of the largest sheep species in the world, weighing 300 pounds or more, to the U.S., court records show.

"Argali sheep are trophy hunted due to their large size and unique long spiraling horns," court documents said. "Argali horns are the largest of any wild sheep." Argali sheep have a market value of ...

A Montana rancher has been sentenced to six months in prison after cloning a "near threatened" sheep from Asia and then selling its offspring to shooting preserves, according to court documents.

The cloning conspiracy began in 2013, with a Marco Polo sheep hunted in Kyrgyzstan. The Marco Polo is the largest sheep in the world, weighing as much as 300 pounds, with horns that can reach 5 ...

Marco Polo sheep are the largest in the world, can weigh 300 pounds (136 kilograms) and have curled horns up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) long, court records said.

Marco Polo sheep are the largest in the world, can weigh 300 pounds (136 kilograms) and have curled horns up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) long, court records said.