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Zion Bighorns
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tommy750 Posts: 1040
8/5/2012
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Just got back from a trip through southern Utah. Leaving Zion, we saw several bighorns by the roadside. Apparently not uncommon on the park's east side. There was grass everywhere, but they insisted on eating by the side of the road. Higher salt content from de-icing? Have no idea. Tom
Zion Desert Bighorns by tomteske, on Flickr
Zion Ewe by tomteske, on Flickr
Zion Desert Bighorn Ewe by tomteske, on Flickr
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2609
8/5/2012
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Looks like she has some thick ring grooves to her horns, nice....
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tommy750 Posts: 1040
8/5/2012
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dsefcik wrote:
Looks like she has some thick ring grooves to her horns, nice....
Assuming that's a good thing?
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2609
8/6/2012
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I am no expert but she looks older from the look of her growth rings.
I have looked thru this book online and it looks like a pretty good reference for bighorn, it has a whole section on identification of the horns.
The Desert Bighorn: Its Life History, Ecology, and Management
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