Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) Arizona male captive

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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

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