Thinhorn sheep

(Ovis dalli)

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Description

The thinhorn sheep (Ovis dalli) is a species of sheep native to northwestern North America,ranging from white to slate brown in colour and having curved,yellowish-brown horns.The two subspecies are the nominate Dall sheep or Dall's sheep and the more southern subspecies,Stone sheep (also spelled Stone's sheep) (O.d.stonei),which is a slate brown with some white patches on the rump and inside the hind legs.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Bovidae
Genus:Ovis
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