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Some facts about the
Bighorn sheep
Adult weight : 70.275 kg (154.605 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 21 years
Female maturity :707 days
Male maturity : 749 days
Gestation : 180 days
Weaning : 152 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Interval between litters : 365 days
Weight at birth : 4.4 kg (9.68 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 28 kg (61.6 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 115 W
Body mass : 67.031 kg (147.4682 lbs)
Temperature : 37.85 °C (100.13 °F)
Bighorn sheep
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Caprinae
Species : Ovis canadensis
The Bighorn sheep, mountain sheep is listed as Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories below within a period of five years, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the bighorn sheep
A young / baby of a bighorn sheep is called a 'lamb'. The females are called 'ewe' and males 'ram'. A bighorn sheep group is called a 'drove, flock or herd'.Habitats
Desert, Forest, Grassland, Shrubland, Temperate Desert, Temperate forest, Temperate Grassland and Temperate Shrubland
Facts about the bighorn sheep
735 Effect of Cattle on Habitat Selection by Bighorn Sheep PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The degree of competition between cattle and bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is unknown.
Geographic Range Nearctic: Ovis canadensis is found in the Rocky Mountains from southern Canada to Colorado, and as a desert subspecies ( Ovis canadensis nelsoni) from Nevada and California to west Texas and south into Mexico.
nelsoni)ScientificclassificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:MammaliaOrder:ArtiodactylaFamily:BovidaeSubfamily:CaprinaeGenus:OvisSpecies:canadensisBinomial nameOvis canadensisShaw, 1804Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a species of sheep in the continental United States with several subspecies.
SHEEP The bighorn sheep is the mammalian symbol of Colorado, and Colorado is home to the largest population of the species anywhere.
Subfamily: Caprinae Genus: Ovis Species:canadensis Binomial name Ovis canadensis Shaw , 1804Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a species of sheep
Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a species of sheep in the continental United States with several subspecies. (Full text)
735 Effect of Cattle on Habitat Selection by Bighorn Sheep The degree of competition between cattle and bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is unknown. (Full text)
The Big Horn Sheep [Ovis canadensis] is a large North American species with a brown coat, which turns to bluish-grey in winter. (Full text)
To many visitors, the bighorn sheep is the epitome of Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge's desert wilderness. (Full text)
The bighorn, or bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis, is of the family Bovidae in the order Artiodactyla. (Full text)
The Bighorn Sheep is an excellent climber and jumper. (Full text)
The natural range of Bighorn sheep is the Rocky Mountains from Southern Canada to Colorado. (Full text)
Spotting bighorn sheep is difficult because they blend in so well with their backgrounds. (Full text)
Printouts The bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a hoofed mammal that lives in the Rocky Mountains of North America (alpine tundra) and in some desert areas. (Full text)
Sometimes when a group of bighorn sheep is threatened by a predator like the wolf, they will group together in a circle and face out towards the predator. (Full text)
USFWS Refuges on which the Bighorn sheep is reported. (Full text)
1. bighorn, bighorn sheep, cimarron, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep, Ovis canadensis -- (wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns)bighorn
bighorn sheep
cimarron
Rocky Mountain bighorn
Rocky Mountain sheep
Ovis canadensis
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