Artist Carl Rungius (1869-1959)
Title The Mountaineers -- Big Horn Sheep on Wilcox Pass
Date 1912
Medium oil on canvas
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carl_Rungius_-_Big_Horn_Sheep_on_Wilcox_Pass_(1912).jpg
The bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a species of sheep native to North America named for its large horns. Bighorn sheep are named for the large, curved horns borne by the rams (males). Ewes (females) also have horns, but they are shorter with less curvature.