Mountain Sheep

MOUNTAIN SHEEP is a stocky, hoofed mammal inhabiting alpine and subalpine habitats throughout BC. The animal is remarkable for its heavy curling horns, with which the rams butt heads during rutting season in aggressive displays of dominance. Mountain sheep are sure-footed scramblers that evade predators by escaping onto cliff faces and rock formations where they cannot be followed. Otherwise they forage for plants in open areas. Four types occur in BC. Stone's sheep (Ovis dalli stonei) are...

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