2. Description
The Bighorn Sheep’s fur
coat is pale grey or light
brown. It has two large
horns coming out of its
head. The bighorn sheep
weighs about 110 to280
pounds. The color of its
fur blends in with its
habitat for camouflage.

3. Habitat
It lives in the
cliffs, mountains, and
other high elevations of
Colorado. The
Bighorn sheep drinks
from streams flowing
through the mountains.
Its habitat is snowy and
rocky.

4. Diet
The bighorn sheep
grazes on grasses and
browses on brush and
shrubs. It eats whenever
it can or when food is
available.

5. Interesting
facts
•Its scientific name is ovis
canandesis
•Male bighorn sheep are
called rams and females are
called ewes
• classification
Kingdom: Animilia
Phylum: Chordata
class: mamalia
Order: artioductyla
Family: bovida
Genus: ovis
Species: canadens
*they are great swimmers
and can climb up slopes at
15 miles per hour WOW!!!
They are closley related to
goats.
Male Bighorn Sheep’s horns
can weigh up to 30 pounds.

6. Life cycle
It lives from 10 to 20
years. The bighorn sheep
has 1 to 2 young per year
and has a six month
gestation length. The
mother nurses its calf .
Female bighorn sheep go
away from the herd to
give birth. After the calf
starts to walk the mother
and new calf rejoin the
herd.

7.  Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep. Friends of the
Rosmond Gifford Zoo. 16 Apr. 2009
http://www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org/animals
Bibliography
Source 1
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mmals/RockyMountainBigHornSheep.pfd
Young, Mary. On the Trail of *Bighorn Sheep. 15 Apr. 2009
Colorado Critters. Denver, CO:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bighorn
Denver Museum of Natural
History, 2001
Source 2
Rennike, Jeff. Colorado Wildlife.
Billings/ Helena , Montana:
Colorado Division of Wildlife, 1999