Anna, the Rosamond Gifford Zoos baby bighorn sheep is doing well. Weighing ten pounds at birth on June 13, she has doubled that and is now a healthy 20 pounds. Adult female bighorn sheep can weigh up ...

In the animal world, large antlers or horns are often a sign of the male’s health. Big antlers equals a strong male. This is important because for animals to survive, having the best males and females ...

Anna, a female bighorn sheep, was born at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park on June 13. She is now on exhibit with her parents, Jubal Early and Brandi, on the Wildlife Trail. With Father's Day ...

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Sociality plays a pivotal role in the lives of many animal species, influencing mating success, survival rates, and susceptibility to diseases. In the challenging environment of bighorn sheep ...

Sociality plays a pivotal role in the lives of many animal species, influencing mating success, survival rates, and susceptibility to diseases. In the challenging environment of bighorn sheep ...

Kiersten Black was no stranger to the adrenalin pumping through her when she spotted the bighorn sheep she’d been tracking for seven hours through the steep canyons of Nebraska’s Pine Ridge. At 15, ...

Some sheep got trapped in avalanches, some died of starvation, and some were killed by mountain lions when the sheep were forced to move to lower elevations to look for food. The population is now ...

Desert bighorn sheep once again roam the heights of the Franklin Mountains overlooking El Paso and the Borderlands. A herd of nearly 80 bighorn sheep were released for the first time as part of ...