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Bighorn Sheep
Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis
Mammalia
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
9-14 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Herd
Biome
Alpine mountain
Range
North America
Movement
Climbing
Breeding
Live Birth
Defense
Herd Safety
Status
Common

About

A rugged wild sheep of North America's mountains and canyons, named for the massive curled horns that rams use in head-butting clashes during the fall rut. A ram's horns can weigh up to 14 kg, more than all the bones in its body combined.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    newborn calf
    A wobbly calf stands within hours of birth and stays close to its mother in the herd.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    A weaned juvenile grazes alongside adults, develops budding horns, and learns herd hierarchy.
  3. 3.
    adult
    Fully grown, with adult horns and full body size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Bovidae
Genus
Ovis
Species
Ovis canadensis