Big Horn Sheep (PBR)

The Big Horn Sheep is an enormous animal found in the Rocky Mountains. Their home range varies with each season; during summer they inhabit high alpine meadows, mountain slopes and foothills; in wintertime, they descend valleys for sustenance.


They are important predators of shrubs and grasses in their native landscapes, as well as prey for large animals such as cougars. Highly adaptable, these creatures possess strong legs, excellent climbing capabilities, and thick hooves for navigating steep terrain.


Their digestive system serves as a survival mechanism, allowing them to digest dry vegetation for energy. Their stomachs are four-part and feature large surface areas that quickly absorb nutrients from hard, dry forage.


Additionally, they can lick the salt left by natural runoff in mountains to supplement their diet with essential minerals during winter when grazing isn't possible. Licking salt adds extra minerals to their system, providing essential nutrition during times when they can't graze.


They mate in the fall, remain pregnant through winter and give birth to young in spring. In summer they feed primarily on grasses, clover, sedges and brushy plants while spending most of their winter hunting for food on rocky outcrops or mountainsides.


Females are known as ewes and males are rams. During mating season, males demonstrate their dominance through displays such as neck wrestling and head butting contests.


Rams' curled horns are an iconic sign of status. When they engage in combat to gain dominance, they face each other and rear up on their hind legs, throwing themselves at one another for hours on end. The resounding clash of their horns signals contact that can be heard miles around the mountainside. Their thick skulls allow them to absorb this repeated impact with little physical harm.
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