Bighorn Sheep (Ram and Ewe) - Photo by Peter J. Carboni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAs you can imagine you will find the Rocky Mountain Bighorns in the Rocky Mountains which extend all the way from Canada to New Mexico.\u00a0 They are able to easily walk around the mountains since they have split hooves which provides them with more balance.\u00a0 As well, the bottom of their hooves are very rough which allows them to stick to the mountain like glue.\u00a0\u00a0 As winter comes the bighorn sheep will smartly move down the mountain in order to continue grazing on grasses, plants and other vegetation. Just like a cow this mountain bighorn will chew their cud.\u00a0\u00a0 Yep, this means they will regurgitate their food before eating it again.\u00a0 YUMMY!!<\/p>\n
Bighorn Sheep Fast Fact – <\/strong>You know those big horns the rams are always fighting with?\u00a0 Well they can weigh up to 14 kg (30 lbs).\u00a0 Imagine carrying 30 pounds on your head all day.\u00a0 Interestingly enough these horns weigh more then all the bones in their bodies, combined!<\/p>\nI hope you enjoyed the first animal of the Canadian Rockies\u00a0 as we have four more to go.\u00a0 And you will want to make sure you are around for the entire week as I plan on unveiling something new and exciting this week.\u00a0 That is where I will leave it for now.\u00a0 Have a great day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you think all the way back to last week you will remember me saying that this week will be a themed week.\u00a0 Luckily one of our readers, Agapelife, posted a few suggestions for that theme.\u00a0 You can probably guess by the Bighorn Sheep title that I chose to dedicate this week to “Animals of the Canadian Rockies”.\u00a0 I thought this was a great idea considering I can see a mountain or two from my house.\u00a0 The Bighorn Sheep is scientifically known as Ovis canadensis but also has other names like Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, California Bighorn Sheep or just <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1264,60,4024],"tags":[348,4126,1263,1265,4025,1266,1267,719],"yoast_head":"\n
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