Wt. 150-275 lb (68-125 kg); Shoulder Ht. 37"-44" (95-112 cm); Length 63"-75" (160-190 cm). The male Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep has a muscular body with a thick neck and massive horns that curl ...

Male Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep can grow to weigh over 300 pounds (136 kilograms) and stand over 3 feet (1 meter) tall at their shoulders. Females tend to be only half the size of the males.

HABITAT: Peninsular bighorn sheep prefer steep, open slopes, canyons, and washes in hot and dry desert regions where the land is rough, rocky, and sparsely vegetated. Most sheep live between 300 and 4 ...

Across the northern Rocky Mountains, bighorn sheep are dying by the hundreds from pneumonia and alarmed wildlife officials are hunting and killing the majestic animals to halt the spread of the ...