Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep
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The Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep is a large North American wild sheep species known for its massive curved horns and agility on steep, rugged mountain terrain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep canonical | 2 |
| Rocky Mountain bighorn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1972706 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep Context triple: [Colorado, hasOfficialAnimal, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep]
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A.
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is an endangered subspecies of bighorn sheep native to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, known for its impressive curved horns and adaptation to steep, rocky alpine terrain.
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B.
Rocky Mountain elk
The Rocky Mountain elk is a large North American subspecies of elk known for its impressive antlers, migratory behavior, and prominence in western mountain ecosystems.
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C.
Antelope
Antelope is a suburban community in Sacramento County, California, known primarily as a residential area near the city of Sacramento.
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D.
Sonoran pronghorn
The Sonoran pronghorn is a critically endangered subspecies of pronghorn antelope adapted to the extreme heat and aridity of the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
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E.
Roosevelt elk
The Roosevelt elk is the largest subspecies of North American elk, native to the Pacific Northwest’s temperate rainforests and known for its impressive size and massive antlers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep Target entity description: The Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep is a large North American wild sheep species known for its massive curved horns and agility on steep, rugged mountain terrain.
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A.
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is an endangered subspecies of bighorn sheep native to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, known for its impressive curved horns and adaptation to steep, rocky alpine terrain.
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B.
Rocky Mountain elk
The Rocky Mountain elk is a large North American subspecies of elk known for its impressive antlers, migratory behavior, and prominence in western mountain ecosystems.
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C.
Antelope
Antelope is a suburban community in Sacramento County, California, known primarily as a residential area near the city of Sacramento.
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D.
Sonoran pronghorn
The Sonoran pronghorn is a critically endangered subspecies of pronghorn antelope adapted to the extreme heat and aridity of the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
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E.
Roosevelt elk
The Roosevelt elk is the largest subspecies of North American elk, native to the Pacific Northwest’s temperate rainforests and known for its impressive size and massive antlers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal
ⓘ
subspecies ⓘ wild sheep ⓘ |
| adaptation |
excellent climbing ability
ⓘ
keen eyesight ⓘ sure-footedness on cliffs ⓘ |
| averageFemaleWeight | up to about 90 kilograms ⓘ |
| averageMaleWeight | up to about 140 kilograms ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | late fall ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rocky Mountain bighorn
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep self-link ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | of conservation concern in parts of its range ⓘ |
| diet | herbivore ⓘ |
| eats |
forbs
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ sedges ⓘ shrubs ⓘ |
| family | Bovidae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genus | Ovis ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 6 months ⓘ |
| habitat |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ steep rocky slopes ⓘ |
| hornComposition | keratin over a bony core ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | around 10 to 15 years ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Rocky Mountains
ⓘ
Western North America ⓘ |
| notableFor |
agility on steep terrain
ⓘ
large curved horns ⓘ |
| offspringPerBirth | usually one lamb ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Dall sheep
ⓘ
surface form:
Ovis canadensis
bighorn sheep ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryPredators |
cougars
ⓘ
coyotes ⓘ wolves ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males have much larger horns than females ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
forms separate male and female groups outside the rut
ⓘ
gregarious ⓘ |
| symbolOf | state mammal of Colorado ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| threats |
disease from domestic sheep
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habitat loss ⓘ overhunting (historically) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep Description of subject: The Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep is a large North American wild sheep species known for its massive curved horns and agility on steep, rugged mountain terrain.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rocky Mountain bighorn