American bighorn sheep

Japanese: American bighorn sheep(英語表記)Americanbighornsheep
American bighorn sheep

…Also called bighorn sheep, it is a sheep with large spiral horns. The ones distributed from Siberia to northwestern North America were once considered to be one species called bighorn sheep, but in recent years, the ones that live in the Rocky Mountains from southwestern Canada to northern Mexico are often called American bighorn sheep ( O. canadensis ) (illustration), the ones that live from Alaska to British Columbia are called Dall bighorn sheep ( O. dalli ), and those in northeastern Siberia are called Siberian bighorn sheep ( O. nivicola ). They are 76-107 cm tall at the shoulder, and weigh 56-124 kg for males and 33-68 kg for females. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "American bighorn sheep" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…オオツノヒツジともいい,大きならせん状の角をもったヒツジ。シベリアから北アメリカ北西部に分布するものはビッグホーン1種とされたが,近年ではカナダ南西部からメキシコ北部に至るロッキー山脈に生息するもののみをアメリカビッグホーンO.canadensis(英名American bighorn sheep,mountain sheep)(イラスト)とし,アラスカからブリティッシュ・コロンビアに分布するものをダルビッグホーン(ドールビッグホーン,ストーンシープ,ダルシープDall’s sheep)O.dalli,シベリア北東部のものをシベリアビッグホーン(スノーシープ)O.nivicola(英名Siberian bighorn)とすることが多い。肩高76~107cm,体重は雄で56~124kg,雌で33~68kg。…

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