bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)

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Brooklyn Museum - Rocky Mountain Sheep - John J. Audubon.jpg

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bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)

Artist John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Title Rocky Mountain Sheep
Date circa 1845
Medium lithograph
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brooklyn_Museum_-_Rocky_Mountain_Sheep_-_John_J._Audubon.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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