bighorn sheep: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	big horn sheep • American bighorn sheep • Ovis canadensis • mountain sheep

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Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis).

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Desert bighorn sheep, Capitol Reef National Park, south-central Utah, U.S.

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