Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) - Ram - Captive

Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) - Ram - Captive - Arizona - Record spread of horns in male is 33 inches - Females have short straight horns - Both a browser and grazer and feeds on a great variety of plants - Probably lives to 15 years in the wild - Inhabits mountain slopes with few trees and rugged terrain - Gregarious - Sexes usually separate in summer - Rams join ewes and lambs in fall - Rutting season occurs in November and December - Males will often butt heads in order to establish dominance hierarchy for access to breeding females - Occurs in western North American from Baja California to western Canada

030220 Access Arizona Baja Bighorn Browser Butt Canadensis December Dominance Ewes Feeds Grazer Gregarious Hierarchy Horns Inches Inhabits Join Lambs Lives November Occurs Order Ovis Rams Record Rugged Rutting Separate Sexes Slopes Spread Straight Terrain Years

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