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Female and baby California Bighorn Sheep Even female Bighorns have relatively large horns, to protect their brains from damage, a real risk when living in the mountains. Arnhem Zoo,Bighorn Sheep,California Bighorn Sheep,Ovis,Ovis canadensis sierrae,Sheep,Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep Click/tap to enlarge

Female and baby California Bighorn Sheep

Even female Bighorns have relatively large horns, to protect their brains from damage, a real risk when living in the mountains.

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The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep

Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is a subspecies of bighorn sheep. Early taxonomic schemes included herds from British Columbia to southern California in a broader subspecies "Ovis canadensis californiana". More recent genetic testing has indicated that "O. c. californiana" consists of only a small population located in the southern and central Sierra Nevada, hence should be renamed "Ovis canadensis sierrae."

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jul 5, 2011. Captured Jul 5, 2011 21:26.
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  • DSLR-A100
  • f/8
  • 1/640s
  • ISO800
  • 230mm