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Ovis canadensis
Bighorn Sheep
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 0908 0470 (2008-09-10)Copyright © 2008 Ron Wolf
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Sep 7, 2008
location
White Mountain. Inyo National Forest (Mono County, California, US)family
Bovidae
order
Artiodactyla
class Mammalia
notes These Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep, found in the White Mountains, Inyo Mountains and the Sierra, are a distinct, isolated, high-altitude population of the more widely distributed Desert Bighorn Sheep. They have been declared an endangered species. This family group was seen at about 13,300 ft. near White Mountain Peak.camera Canon 20D, 420mm, f/10, 1/800 sec.
photo category: Animal - Mammal
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
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Bighorn Sheep, Desert Bighorn Sheep, Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep (photographer)
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