bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)

Query: iconographia zoologica

Result: 115^th of 1525

Subject:	bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

Ovis montana - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ21300093.jpg

Resolution: 3203x2533 File Size: 2765310 Bytes Date: 2010:06:01 20:27:33 Upload Date: 2017:06:04 11:22:49

bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)

Ovis montana
Date 1700-1880
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Ovis montana
New Latin name Ovis canadensis
Common name Nederlands: Dikhoornschaap
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ovis_montana_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ21300093.tif

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.

iconographia zoologica
115/1525

^o^ Animal Pictures Archive for smart phones ^o^