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Bighorn Sheep
Summary: Explores the biology of the bighorn sheep. Examines hits habitat and digestive system.
Bighorn sheep or Ovis Canadensis have a small compact and muscular frame. The it has a narrow muzzle and pointy ears and a very short tail. Bighorns also have deer like fur their fur is brown with white patches in the rear. The male bighorns are called rams the rams can be recognized by its unique shaped horns. The rams horns or the ram curl over the ears and under the cheek. The horns can spread up to thirty three inches. The females also have horns but they're horns never exceed half a curl. Bighorns have cloven hoofs that are sharp-edged, elastic, and concave the front hoofs are slightly larger than the hind prints
Bighorns are gregarious and some time form herds over one hundred in number but smaller groups of eight to ten are more common. Mature males usually stay separate from females and young for most...
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