- Bighorn sheep - Wikipedia
Bighorn sheep were among the most admired animals of the Apsaalooka (Crow) people, and what is today called the Bighorn Mountain Range was central to the Apsaalooka tribal lands
- Bighorn Sheep - California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Range of Bighorn Sheep in California PDF version of map The Department of Fish and Wildlife manages California's diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and enjoyment by the public
- About Bighorns and Other North American Wild Sheep
The Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep is the largest wild sheep inhabiting North America A large ram (a male sheep) may weigh over 300 pounds and stand over 42 inches tall at the shoulder
- Bighorn Sheep - National Wildlife Federation
The bighorn sheep's keen eyesight, hearing, and sense of smell help it detect and avoid predators The bighorn sheep is one of two species of wild sheep in North America with large horns, the other being the Dall sheep (Ovis dalli)
- Bighorn sheep | Habitat, Behavior Adaptations | Britannica
bighorn sheep, (Ovis canadensis), stocky, climbing hoofed mammal of western North America known for its massive curling horns Bighorns are brown with a white rump patch Horns are present in both sexes, but they are bigger in males (rams) Six living subspecies are recognized
- HOME | bighorninstitute
It focuses on the endangered Peninsular bighorn in southern California and has long been recognized as an official recovery facility for the species Over the past 35 years, its captive breeding and wild population augmentation program has resulted in the release of 127 bighorn into the wild
- 101 Facts about Bighorn Sheep - North American Nature
Bighorn sheep can be found on South facing slopes in the winter There are three subspecies of bighorn sheep The Rocky Mountain Bighorn, The Sierra Nevada Bighorn, and the Desert Bighorn sheep A group of bighorns is called a herd There are less than 70,000 bighorn sheep in North America
- Desert Bighorn Sheep - U. S. National Park Service
The desert bighorn, Ovis canadensis nelsoni, ranges through the dry, desert mountains of eastern California, much of Nevada, northwestern Arizona, and southern Utah
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