bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)

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Subject:	bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
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By A. Radclyffe Dugmore
BIGHORN, OR MOUNTAIN SHEEP (Ovis cervina)

Title: American animals; a popular guide to the mammals of North America north of Mexico, with intimate biographies of the more familiar species
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Witmer Stone, 1866-1939; William Everett Cram, 1871-
Artist: Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore (1870-1955)
Subjects: Mammals
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:American_animals;_a_popular_guide_to_the_mammals_of_North_America_north_of_Mexico,_with_intimate_biographies_of_the_more_familiar_species_(1902)_(18110762465).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.

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