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Dall sheep /dɑːl /(also Dall's sheep) nounA wild North American sheep found in mountainous country from Alaska to British Columbia. Also called white sheep.- Ovis dalli, family Bovidae.
Here, just 250 miles south of the Arctic Circle, grizzly bears meander along the roads, caribou feed with calves in tow, and mountain goats and Dall sheep cling to high outcroppings....- Polar and grizzly bear, caribou, musk ox, Dall sheep, wolf, arctic fox, and more than 100 species of migratory birds use the land.
- Then there's the scenery - the mountains, the Dall sheep on the hillsides, the pods of Beluga whales passing by - where else can you find that?
OriginEarly 20th century: named after William H. Dall (1845–1927), American naturalist. |