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Bighorn sheep, the Glossary

The bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a species of sheep native to North America.^[1]

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Extant Middle Pleistocene first appearances
Mammals described in 1804
Ovis
Provincial symbols of Alberta
Symbols of Colorado

Alaska

Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.

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Alberta

Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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The American black bear (Ursus americanus), also known as the black bear, is a species of medium-sized bear endemic to North America. Bighorn sheep and american black bear are mammals of Canada, mammals of Mexico, mammals of the United States and Pleistocene mammals of North America.

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Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director and producer.

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Argali

The argali (Ovis ammon), also known as the mountain sheep, is a wild sheep that roams the highlands of western East Asia, the Himalayas, Tibet, and the Altai Mountains. Bighorn sheep and argali are ovis.

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Arizona

Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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Asymptomatic

Asymptomatic (or clinically silent) is an adjective categorising the medical conditions (i.e., injuries or diseases) that patients carry but without experiencing their symptoms, despite an explicit diagnosis (e.g., a positive medical test).

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Audubon

The National Audubon Society (Audubon) is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation of birds and their habitats.

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Badlands bighorn

The Badlands bighorn (Ovis canadensis auduboni), commonly known as Audubon's bighorn sheep, is an extinct subspecies or population of bighorn sheep of the northern Great Plains in North America. Bighorn sheep and Badlands bighorn are ovis.

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Baja California

Baja California ('Lower California'), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California (Free and Sovereign State of Baja California), is a state in Mexico.

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Bald eagle

The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America.

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Battle of the Little Bighorn

The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, and commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army.

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Beringia

Beringia is defined today as the land and maritime area bounded on the west by the Lena River in Russia; on the east by the Mackenzie River in Canada; on the north by 72° north latitude in the Chukchi Sea; and on the south by the tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Bighorn River

The Bighorn River is a tributary of the Yellowstone, approximately long, in the states of Wyoming and Montana in the western United States.

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Bill Peet

William Bartlett Peet (né Peed; January 29, 1915 – May 11, 2002) was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios.

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Bobcat

The bobcat (Lynx rufus), also known as the red lynx, is one of the four extant species within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. Bighorn sheep and bobcat are Fauna of the California chaparral and woodlands, Fauna of the Western United States, mammals of Canada, mammals of Mexico and mammals of the United States.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada.

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Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR) is located in southwestern Arizona in the United States, along of the Mexico–United States border.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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California Department of Fish and Wildlife

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), formerly known as the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), is an American state agency under the California Natural Resources Agency.

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Canada lynx

The Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) or Canadian lynx is one of the four living species in the genus Lynx. Bighorn sheep and canada lynx are Fauna of the Western United States, mammals of Canada and mammals of the United States.

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Chihuahua (state)

Chihuahua, officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Chihuahua (Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico.

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Colorado

Colorado (other variants) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Cougar

The cougar (Puma concolor) (KOO-gər), also known as the panther, mountain lion, catamount and puma, is a large cat native to the Americas. Bighorn sheep and cougar are extant Middle Pleistocene first appearances, Fauna of the California chaparral and woodlands and Pleistocene mammals of North America.

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Coyote

The coyote (Canis latrans), also known as the American jackal, prairie wolf, or brush wolf is a species of canine native to North America. Bighorn sheep and coyote are extant Middle Pleistocene first appearances, Fauna of the California chaparral and woodlands, Fauna of the Western United States, mammals of Canada, mammals of Mexico, mammals of the United States and Pleistocene mammals of North America.

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Crow people

The Crow, whose autonym is Apsáalooke, also spelled Absaroka, are Native Americans living primarily in southern Montana.

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Dall sheep

Ovis dalli, also known as the Dall sheep or thinhorn sheep, is a species of wild sheep native to northwestern North America. Bighorn sheep and dall sheep are mammals of Canada, mammals of the United States and ovis.

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Desert

A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems.

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Desert bighorn sheep

The desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) is a subspecies of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) that is native to the deserts of the United States' intermountain west and southwestern regions, as well as northwestern Mexico. Bighorn sheep and desert bighorn sheep are mammals of Mexico, mammals of the United States and ovis.

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Distinct population segment

A distinct population segment (DPS) is the smallest division of a taxonomic species permitted to be protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

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Dominance hierarchy

In the zoological field of ethology, a dominance hierarchy (formerly and colloquially called a pecking order) is a type of social hierarchy that arises when members of animal social groups interact, creating a ranking system.

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Ecosystem

An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system that environments and their organisms form through their interaction.

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Ecotourism

Ecotourism is a form of tourism marketed as "responsible" travel (using what proponents say is sustainable transport) to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people.

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Endangered Species Act of 1973

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA or "The Act"; 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) is the primary law in the United States for protecting and conserving imperiled species.

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Frederick Russell Burnham

Major Frederick Russell Burnham DSO (May 11, 1861 – September 1, 1947) was an American scout and world-traveling adventurer.

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Game (hunting)

Game or quarry is any wild animal hunted for animal products (primarily meat), for recreation ("sporting"), or for trophies.

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George Shaw (biologist)

George Kearsley Shaw (10 December 1751 – 22 July 1813) was an English botanist and zoologist.

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Giant panda

The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China.

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Golden eagle

The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Gray fox

The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), or grey fox, is an omnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, widespread throughout North America and Central America. Bighorn sheep and gray fox are mammals of Canada, mammals of Mexico and mammals of the United States.

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Grazing

In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other forages into meat, milk, wool and other animal products, often on land that is unsuitable for arable farming.

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Greater Vancouver Zoo

The Greater Vancouver Zoo is a privately-run zoo located in Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada.

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Grizzly bear

The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a population or subspecies of the brown bear inhabiting North America. Bighorn sheep and grizzly bear are mammals of Canada and mammals of the United States.

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Horn (anatomy)

A horn is a permanent pointed projection on the head of various animals that consists of a covering of keratin and other proteins surrounding a core of live bone.

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Hunting

Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals.

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Ian McTaggart-Cowan

Ian McTaggart-Cowan (June 25, 1910 – April 18, 2010) was a Scottish-Canadian zoologist, conservationist, and television presenter.

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Izaak Walton League

The Izaak Walton League of America, Inc. is an American environmental organization founded in 1922 that promotes natural resource protection and outdoor recreation.

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Jaguar

The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas. Bighorn sheep and jaguar are extant Middle Pleistocene first appearances and Pleistocene mammals of North America.

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Jolon, California

Jolon (Spanish: Jolón; Salinan: Xolon) is a small unincorporated village in southern Monterey County, California.

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Kofa National Wildlife Refuge

The Kofa National Wildlife Refuge is located in Arizona in the southwestern United States, northeast of Yuma and southeast of Quartzsite.

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Lewis and Clark Expedition

The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase.

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Little Bighorn River

The Little Bighorn River is a tributary of the Bighorn River in the United States in the states of Montana and Wyoming. The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, was fought on its banks on June 25–26, 1876, as well as the Battle of Crow Agency in 1887.

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Livestock

Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting in order to provide labour and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.

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Mineral

In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.

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Mineral lick

A mineral lick (also known as a salt lick) is a place where animals can go to lick essential mineral nutrients from a deposit of salts and other minerals.

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Mission San Antonio de Padua

Mission San Antonio de Padua is a Spanish mission established by the Franciscan order in present-day Monterey County, California, near the present-day town of Jolon.

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Missouri River

The Missouri River is a river in the Central and Mountain West regions of the United States.

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Montana

Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Mouflon

The mouflon (Ovis gmelini) is a wild sheep native to the Caspian region, including eastern Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran. Bighorn sheep and mouflon are ovis.

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Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae

Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae is a species of Mycoplasma bacteria that most commonly inhabits and affects ovine animals, first described in 1972.

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National Wildlife Federation

The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is the United States' largest private, nonprofit conservation education and advocacy organization, with over six million members and supporters, and 51 state and territorial affiliated organizations (including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands).

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Nevada

Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States.

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New Mexico

New Mexico (Nuevo MéxicoIn Peninsular Spanish, a spelling variant, Méjico, is also used alongside México. According to the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas by Royal Spanish Academy and Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, the spelling version with J is correct; however, the spelling with X is recommended, as it is the one that is used in Mexican Spanish.; Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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North Dakota

North Dakota is a landlocked U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux.

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Northwestern United States

The Northwestern United States, also known as the American Northwest or simply the Northwest, is an informal geographic region of the United States.

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Ocelot

The ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches at the shoulders and weighs between on average. Bighorn sheep and ocelot are mammals of Mexico and mammals of the United States.

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Ovis

Ovis is a genus of mammals, part of the Caprinae subfamily of the ruminant family Bovidae.

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Peninsular Ranges

The Peninsular Ranges (also called the Lower California province) are a group of mountain ranges that stretch from Southern California to the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula; they are part of the North American Pacific Coast Ranges, which run along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to Mexico.

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Pleistocene

The Pleistocene (often referred to colloquially as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations.

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli.

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Poaceae

Poaceae, also called Gramineae, is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.

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Predation

Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey.

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Preorbital gland

The preorbital gland is a paired exocrine gland found in many species of artiodactyls, which is homologous to the lacrimal gland found in humans.

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Psoroptes

Psoroptes is a genus of mites, including the agents that cause psoroptic mange.

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Recruitment (biology)

When discussing population dynamics, behavioral ecology, and cell biology, recruitment refers to several different biological processes.

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Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America.

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a fictional reindeer created by Robert L. May.

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Rut (mammalian reproduction)

The rut (from the Latin rugire, meaning "to roar") is the mating season of certain mammals, which includes ruminants such as deer, sheep, camels, goats, pronghorns, bison, giraffes and antelopes, and extends to others such as skunks and elephants.

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San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay is a large tidal estuary in the U.S. state of California, and gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Scouting in Arizona

Scouting in Arizona has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

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Shoshone

The Shoshone or Shoshoni are a Native American tribe with four large cultural/linguistic divisions.

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Shrub

A shrub or bush is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant.

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Siberian tiger

The Siberian tiger or Amur tiger is a population of the tiger subspecies Panthera tigris tigris native to the Russian Far East, Northeast China and possibly North Korea.

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Sierra Nevada

The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin.

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Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep

The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis sierrae) is subspecies of bighorn sheep unique to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. Bighorn sheep and sierra Nevada bighorn sheep are mammals of the United States and ovis.

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Snow sheep

The snow sheep (Ovis nivicola), or Siberian bighorn sheep, is a species of sheep from the mountainous areas in the northeast of Siberia. Bighorn sheep and snow sheep are ovis.

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Sonora

Sonora, officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Southwestern United States

The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that includes Arizona and New Mexico, along with adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.

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Species

A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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Sure-footedness is the ability, especially when hiking or mountain climbing, to navigate difficult or rough terrain safely.

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Transverse Ranges

The Transverse Ranges are a group of mountain ranges of southern California, in the Pacific Coast Ranges physiographic region in North America.

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Underwood's septa

In anatomy, Underwood's septa (or maxillary sinus septa, singular septum) are fin-shaped projections of bone that may exist in the maxillary sinus, first described in 1910 by Arthur S. Underwood, an anatomist at King's College in London.

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Wheeler Peak (New Mexico)

Wheeler Peak is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of New Mexico.

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Wildfire suppression

Wildfire suppression is a range of firefighting tactics used to suppress wildfires.

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Wolf

The wolf (Canis lupus;: wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. Bighorn sheep and wolf are extant Middle Pleistocene first appearances.

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Wolverine

The wolverine (Gulo gulo), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, kwiihkwahaacheew), is the largest land-dwelling member of the family Mustelidae. Bighorn sheep and wolverine are mammals of Canada and mammals of the United States.

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Yellowstone River

The Yellowstone River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately long, in the Western United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bighorn_sheep

Also known as American Bighorn Sheep, Audubon Sheep, Big Horn Sheep, Big Horned Sheep, Big-horn sheep, Bighorn, Bighorn (zoology), Bighorn mountain sheep, Bighorned sheep, Colorado state mammal, Ovis canadensis, Ovis canadensis canadensis, Ovis cervina, Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep, Sheep, bighorn.

, Lewis and Clark Expedition, Little Bighorn River, Livestock, Mineral, Mineral lick, Mission San Antonio de Padua, Missouri River, Montana, Mouflon, Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae, National Wildlife Federation, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Northwestern United States, Ocelot, Ovis, Peninsular Ranges, Pleistocene, Pneumonia, Poaceae, Predation, Preorbital gland, Psoroptes, Recruitment (biology), Rocky Mountains, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Rut (mammalian reproduction), San Francisco Bay, Scouting in Arizona, Shoshone, Shrub, Siberian tiger, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, Snow sheep, Sonora, Southwestern United States, Species, Sure-footedness, Transverse Ranges, Underwood's septa, Wheeler Peak (New Mexico), Wildfire suppression, Wolf, Wolverine, Yellowstone River.

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Extant Middle Pleistocene first appearances

Mammals described in 1804

Ovis

Provincial symbols of Alberta

Symbols of Colorado

References