Let's put our heads together
Peninsula Desert Bighorn Sheep
This pair of juvenile Peninsular Desert Bighorn Sheep were practicing their sparing skills. They were among a large 'ewe group' made up of females and lambs in the desert, and they were pretty feisty! Their horns, which do not shed like antlers, will continue to grow and curl around their faces by about eight years of age. As they age, their sparing will turn into a more a more serious battle to compete for a mate as they charge and butt their heads together. They can deliver a head-butt at 35 mph and the sound created when two charge each other can be heard a mile away.
Comments
No comments posted.
Loading...
Subscribe
RSS
Recent Posts
Location profile: Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
Creative Nature Photography Compositions
Cottonball Basin
Monochromatic Nature Photography
Egret with morning catch
Fall color travel destinations 2024
Mount Hood reflected in Trillium Lake
Nature Photography as Fine Art
California Sea Lions
Species Highlight: Killdeer
Archive
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
© Cline Photography