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The sheep of North America are divided into two species and six subspecies. Both sexes have horns, those of mature rams are 35-45 inches long and curve in a circular pattern with bases up to 17 inches, those of ewes are much smaller and not circular. Their tracks resemble those of deer but are less pointed, larger and blockier, with straight edges.

Thinhorn sheep (Ovis dalli) reach 3-3 1/2 feet at the shoulder and weigh 125-300 pounds. Dall sheep (O. d. dalli) are generally white with yellowish horns. They are found in the mountain ranges of Alaska except the Kenai Peninsula, and the Yukon and northern British Columbia provinces of Canada. The Kenai Dall sheep (O. d. kenaiensis) is found in the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. It is now considered the same subspecies as the Dall sheep. The Stone sheep (O. d. stonei) has a gray coloration and is found in the mountains of southern Yukon and northern British Columbia. In extreme northwest British Columbia, where both the Dall and Stone sheep are found, they often interbreed resulting in gray sheep that may have white on the head extending into the neck and back; they are referred to as Fannin sheep. They are not a separate subspecies.

Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) are brown with a white rump, males are 3-3 1/2 feet at the shoulder and weigh 150-275 pounds. The Rocky Mountain bighorn (O. c. canadensis) is found throughout the Rocky Mountains from Wyoming and Montana, to Alberta and British Columbia. The Desert bighorn (O. c. nelsoni) is found in the desert regions of the southwest and in Mexico. The California bighorn (O. c. californiana) is found in California. These two sheep are generally grayer in color than the Rocky Mountain subspecies. The Sierra Nevada bighorn, separated out as a new distinct subspecies, has been recognized as one of the rarest mammals in North America. In 2000, the Sierra bighorn was listed as an endangered species.

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The Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) is found only in North America; in the mountainous regions of southeastern Alaska, central and southern Yukon, western and eastern British Columbia, western Alberta, northwest Washington, Idaho, western and southern Montana, northwest Wyoming, the Black Hills region of South Dakota, northern Utah, and central and southwestern Colorado. They have long white hair and both sexes have black spike horns reaching 9-11 inches. Males reach heights of 3-4 feet at the shoulder, five feet in length and weights of 300 pounds.

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