Mascot

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Mascot

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Jon Burch Photography

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Photograph - Digital Capture & Enhancement

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This old guy was found in the Big Thompson Canyon in northern Colorado …

The bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a species of sheep native to North America named for its large horns. A pair of horns might weigh up to 30 pounds while the sheep may weigh up to 300 pounds. Genetic testing indicates three distinct subspecies of Ovis canadensis, one of which is endangered.

Wild sheep originally crossed to North America over the Bering land bridge from Siberia; the population in North America peaked in the millions, and the bighorn sheep entered into the mythology of Native Americans. By 1900, the population had crashed to several thousand, due to diseases introduced through European livestock and over hunting.

BTW, the Colorado State Rams is an athletic team representing Colorado State University (CSU) in Ft. Collins. The Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep (Ram) is the schools mascot. Colorado State's athletic teams compete along with 8 other institutions in the Mountain West divisions. They compete in the NCAA as well as the Division I football conferences splitting from the former 16-member Western Athletic Conference. CSU has won 9 MWC tournament championships and won or shared 11 regular season titles. The Rams football teams won or shared the Mountain West title in 1999, 2000 and 2002

Some digital effects were applied to the original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition. Ordered images will not contain the Fine Art America watermark.

Image copyright 2020 Jon Burch Photography

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February 5th, 2020

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