Two prime male Desert Bighorn Sheep
Although we had great view of a number of Desert Bighorn Sheep, because it was not in the mating season, the males got along just fine with each other - so no chance for the iconic butting head battles that the males engage in when fighting for control of a group of females.
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) is a subspecies of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) that is native to the deserts of the USA's intermountain west and southwestern regions, as well as northwestern Mexico.
The trinomial of this species commemorates the American naturalist Edward William Nelson (1855–1934). The characteristics and behavior of desert bighorn sheep generally follow those of other bighorn sheep, except for adaptation to the lack of water in the desert. They.. more
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