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Ovis canadensis is found in the Rocky Mountains from southern Canada to Colorado, and as a desert subspecies (O. c. nelsoni) from Nevada and California to west Texas and south into Mexico. (Festa-Bianchet, 1999)
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Ovis canadensis, bighorn sheep. Ovis canadensis. bighorn sheep. Ovis canadensis, bighorn sheep. Ovis canadensis, bighorn sheep. Ovis canadensis ...
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Bighorn Sheep - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bighorn sheep ( Ovis canadensis ) is a species of sheep in North America with large horns. The horns can weigh up to 30 lb, while the sheep themselves weigh up to 300 lb. Recent genetic testing ind...
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Geist, V. 1990. Mountain sheep (Ovis nivicola, Ovis dalli, Ovis canadensis). In Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals. Edited by S. P. Parker. New York: McGraw-Hill. Volume 5, pp. 554-560.
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Also known as mountain sheep, this heavy-bodied member of the cattle, goat, and sheep family has a remarkable ability to climb and jump. ... In the past, disease, unlimited hunting, and overgrazing of livestock ... Another contributing factor to the numbers decline in bighorn sheep is inherent in their migration habits.
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Species Profile web site of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ... Designation of Critical Habitat for Peninsular Bighorn Sheep and Determination of a Distinct Population Segment of Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)
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Ovis canadensis; Bighorn Sheep; Order: Artiodactyla; Family: Bovidae; ... Conservation Status: The Peninsula Bighorn Sheep, Ovis canadensis cremnobates, is an Endangered subspecies; the Mexican Bighorn Sheep, Ovis canadensis mexicana, is Vulnerable.
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The Mammals of Texas - Online Edition ... Mountain Sheep; : Family Bovidae : Ovis canadensis Shaw ... Mountain Sheep (Ovis canadensis). Photo by John L. Tveten.
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