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Bighorn Mountain Sheep
Ovis canadensis
or California Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
This sheep tends to be a grazing animal and feeds on grasses such as wheatgrass, bluegrass and Junegrass. The rutting season is for Bighorn Mountain Sheep is from mid-September to lats October. During this time the males have butting contests where they may reach one another at speeds of 50-70 miles per hour and an estimated force of 2400 pounds. The maximum life span is 16-18 years but and average is about 7-8 years. Most die during the winter from cold, predation or disease due to malnutrition. The Bighorn has always been prized for their meat; the horns were used by some Indians to make powerful bows and are still prized by hunters as trophies.
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