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THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHEEP SHEEPThe The mountain sheep Is a gallant mountaineer and is found among the grandest scenery of the mountainous country Iu summer its favorite pas ¬ tures are the slopes above the timber line and it is robust and strong on its legs The largest species of wild sheep are found in Asia and the six species of sheep found in North America are scat ¬ tered from the northern states of Mexico through the Rocky Mountains to the shore of the Artie Ocean OceanThe The Big Horn or Rocky Mountain sheep are now protected by law in most states with regular open and closed seasons for their protection In color the Big Horn is gray brown with a large white patch on the hindquarters A large ram killed in the Shoshone Mountains Wyoming stood forty inches high at the shoulders body was fiftyeight inches in length and weighed 300 pounds The larg ¬ est horns of this species known to be captured measured fiftytwo and onehalf inches in length on the curve All female sheep have horns but they are small short erect and flattened varying in length from five to eight inches inchesla la Southern California is found the California mountain sheep and in Mexico the Mexican moun ¬ tain sheein both species being smaller than the Big Horn HornThe The white mountain sheep lives in Alaska but is smaller than the Big Horn and is of a yellowish white color colorDwelling Dwelling amid the highest crags of the moiinti5is all species of mountain sheep are considered tlsu most difficult big game to stalk and a good nuns head is replete with the most strenuous kind of mountain climbing climbingThe The prong horned antelope is found only in North America and is the next in size to the smaller species of mountain sheep It is smaller than the whitetailed or Virginia deer but as large as our southern deer While once plentiful this animal is now almost exterminated on its native ranges and only small scattered herds are found in a few localities in Montana Wyoming Colorado Oregon and California In most of these states the antelope is protected by law The largest specimen of antelope in the Zoological Park herd measures thirtyseven and onehalf inches at the shoulders total body length fortyseven arid threequarter inches and horns twelve and one half inches wide between tips The female ante ¬ lope has no horns
