Page 73

BIGHORN SHEEP

Female bighorn sheep (ewes) live in bands of up to 15 members, which include yearlings and lambs. In winter, the ewe groups join together to form herds of as many as 100. Bighorn ewes spend their lives in groups with their mothers. The males live in smaller groups of just a few.

 

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Ovis
bighorn sheep

Austin, TX