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Common Name:Sheep, Bighorn
Scientific Name:Ovis canadensis
Area:Sara Park - Lake Havasu, Arizona
Date:February 5, 2011

Bighorn Sheep, also known as Mountain Sheep and Rocky Mountain Sheep, are on the U.S. Endangered Species List. Females as shown here also have horns, but only the males grow the massive horns with a full curve.


Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona --- March 24, 2010

Reference:National Audubon Society Field Guide to Mammals