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Bighorn Sheep |
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Bighorn Sheep are stocky-bodied and large sheep with relatively long, slender legs, a conspicuous white rump batch, and (in males) massive, forward-curling horns.
They primarily inhabit mountainous or broken, remote and treeless terrain. They avoid dense forests and are very alert and have remarkable eyesight that allows them to judge distances accurately in jumping and locating footholds. Sometimes Bighorn Sheep gather in herds of 100 individuals, although small groups of 8 to 10 are more common. Mature males usually stay apart from females and young for most of the year in separate bachelor flocks. Young females generally remain in their mother’s group, but males depart when two to four years old and join a group of rams. - Taken from WAZA. |
Did you know?
Bighorn Sheep often watch other animals moving at distances of up to a mile away. At the Zoo -
We have a herd of Bighorn Sheep. |
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