Two Male Rams At Zion is a photograph by Jeff Swan which was uploaded on December 23rd, 2012.
Two Male Rams At Zion
Bighorn Sheep in Zion National Park For other uses, see Big Horn (disambiguation).
Bighorn sheep
Male (ram)
Female (ewe)
Conservation... more
by Jeff Swan
Title
Two Male Rams At Zion
Artist
Jeff Swan
Medium
Photograph
Description
Bighorn Sheep in Zion National Park For other uses, see Big Horn (disambiguation).
Bighorn sheep
Male (ram)
Female (ewe)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Ovis
Species: O. canadensis
Binomial name
Ovis canadensis
Shaw, 1804
Synonyms
O. cervina Desmarest
O. montana Cuvier[2]
The bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)[3] is a species of sheep in North America[4] named for its large horns. These horns can weigh up to 30 lb (14 kg), while the sheep themselves weigh up to 300 lb (140 kg).[5] Recent genetic testing indicates three distinct subspecies of Ovis canadensis, one of which is endangered: O. c. sierrae. Sheep originally crossed to North America over the Bering land bridge from Siberia: the population in North America peaked in the millions, and the bighorn sheep entered into the mythology of Native Americans. By 1900, the population had crashed to several thousand. Conservation efforts (in part by the Boy Scouts) have restored the population.
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December 23rd, 2012
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Comments (41)
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations your creative and unique art work is featured in the "Out Of The Ordinary" group! Love their expressions!
Julie Niemela
Great shot. I saw some of these guys in Henderson, NV, but not when I went to Zion. You are lucky!
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