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Bighorn sheep
Ovis canadensis · Bovidae
Where it's found
Every region with Bighorn sheep in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Common | #109 | |
| Mexico | Rare | #245 | |
| United States of America | Common | #242 | |
| Alberta | Common | #006 | |
| Arizona | Common | #061 | |
| British Columbia | Common | #068 | |
| California | Common | #091 | |
| Colorado | Common | #061 | |
| Idaho | Uncommon | #043 | |
| Montana | Common | #046 | |
| Nebraska | Common | #039 | |
| Nevada | Common | #035 | |
| New Mexico | Uncommon | #055 | |
| North Dakota | Uncommon | #021 | |
| Oklahoma | Uncommon | #034 | |
| Oregon | Rare | #055 | |
| South Dakota | Common | #036 | |
| Texas | Rare | #077 | |
| Utah | Common | #052 | |
| Washington | Uncommon | #052 | |
| Wyoming | Uncommon | #033 | |
| Alaska | Rare | #041 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
A grey-brown wild sheep with a white muzzle, white rump and belly, and a short tail. Rams carry massive curled horns; ewes have short curved spikes. About 1 m at the shoulder.
Where
Steep grassy slopes and cliffs in the mountains and foothills; roadside herds near Canmore, Kananaskis, Jasper and along Highway 40.
When
Year-round; rams clash in the November rut, and herds descend to roads and low slopes in winter.
Tips
Mountain goats are pure white with black horns; sheep are brown with a white rump. Alberta's provincial mammal.
Related species
Mammals near it in Alberta's dex.
#005 · Legendary🦌Mountain Goat
#007 · Rare🦌Mule deer
#004 · Common🦌Pronghorn
#008 · Common🦌White-tailed deer
#003 · Common🦌American bison
#009 · Common
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