Bighorn sheep
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The bighorn sheep or bighorn is a species of sheep native to North America. It is named for its large horns. A pair of horns may weigh up to 14 kg; the sheep typically weigh up to 143 kg. Recent genet
New Mexico Bighorn Sheep
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Female Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (O. c. canadensis) in Yellowstone National Park
A juvenile (lamb)
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
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The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is subspecies of bighorn sheep unique to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. A 2016 genetics study confirmed significant divergence between the three subspecies
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…sheep typically weigh up to 143 kg (315 lb). Recent genetic testing indicates three distinct subspecies of Ovis canadensis, one of which is endangered: O. c. sierrae. Sheep originally crossed to North America over the Bering Land Bridge from Siberia; the population in North America peaked in the millions, and the…
Sierra Nevada bighorn ewes and lambs
Ram and ewes
Bighorn sheep rock art
Herd at Wheeler Crest