20/12/04 | Thinhorn Sheep
Thinhorn Mountain Sheep 10 minute read – For a long time, it was believed that there are three distinct subspecies of thinhorn Mountain Sheep in North America each of these known as: Dall, Fannin and Stone. Each subspecies displayed different colouring of their...
20/09/05 | Mountain Goat, Red Fox, Thinhorn Sheep
Mountain Slopes – Yukon Wildlife Preserve 11 min read – The Yukon Wildlife Preserve features eleven iconic northern animal species, but if you look closely at each of the three primary habitats on the Preserve you’ll see many more species than “only”...
20/08/28 | Mule Deer, Research, Thinhorn Sheep
Playful Prey 6 minute read – As many of us know from watching our dogs, cats, or children at home, young animals love to play and they play often. Play behaviour has been observed in many mammals and even in reptiles[1]Burghardt, G. M. (2015). Play in fishes,...
20/03/27 | Thinhorn Sheep, Wildlife
A Thinhorn Sheep’s Case for Eating your Greens Did you know you can tell a Dall sheep’s age by their horns? There are dark brown grooves on the curl of the horn of a ram that are called anulis. If you count those grooves they will tell you how old he is....
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