Deer are one of the most critical species in all of North America. Forests are their primary habitat, and they have adapted well to survive winter. Deer have thick, oily fur which repels snow and rain, and their footpads harden in winter. Caribou can lower the temperature of their legs to low levels so that …
On a recent trip to the Colorado Rocky Mountains, I saw a large herd of desert bighorns. I was amazed by how they had adapted to their surroundings as they ascended the cliff faces. The horns on bighorn sheep are useful for protection from predators and are also used to get into difficult plants such …
One of my favorite kinds of mammals in North America, the bighorn sheep population was once in decline. Due to reintroduction by many states, the bighorn is now found in quite a few areas in North America. The Rocky Mountains bighorn sheep and Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep are found in the cooler mountainous ranges from …
Bighorn sheep can be found on South facing slopes in the winter. There are three subspecies of bighorn sheep. The Rocky Mountain Bighorn, The Sierra Nevada Bighorn and the Desert Bighorn sheep. A group of bighorns is called a herd. There are less than 70,000 bighorn sheep in North America. Herds of bighorns live with …