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Bighorn Sheep

Ovis canadensis

Photo by LuckyLogan
Published on Project Noah
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36.4764, -105.732

Field Notes

Description:

Some type of sheep or goat. When taken the pictures, I thought they were pronghorns.

Habitat:

Desert

Species ID Suggestions

Bighorn sheep

Ovis canadensi

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KarenSaxton
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AshleyT
Note the specific epithet should be canadensis. Spelling is very important as searches would not include this spotting if spelled incorrectly.

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedAugust 13, 2014

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