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Season 2 Episode 3: A Wild West Duel
December 23, 2024 · 66 min

Join us for this episode all about Bighorn Sheep! Listen along as we highlight some of the amazing adaptations that make these ungulates so nimble and concussion-free!

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Links We Discussed:

Adopt a Bighorn Sheep: https://www.shopnwf.org/adoptions/shop-adoption-center-adopt-an-animal-adopt-a-bighorn-sheep

Sources Cited:

Arnold, Billy. “Virus Capable of Spreading to Humans Likely in Car-Licking Bighorns.” Jackson Hole News&Guide, 20 Jan. 2024, www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/environmental/local/virus-capable-of-spreading-to-humans-likely-in-car-licking-bighorns/article_a7016c62-b722-11ee-b215-bfbcbb0ac5b1.html.

Whiting, Jericho C, et al. “Restoration of Bighorn Sheep: History, Successes, and Remaining Conservation Issues.” Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 11, 2 Mar. 2023, www.frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1083350/full, https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1083350.

Wilson, Dawn. “Nature Nuggets: Science behind Bighorn Ram Head Butting.” Estes Park Trail-Gazette, 22 Nov. 2022, www.eptrail.com/2022/11/22/nature-nuggets-science-behind-bighorn-ram-head-butting/.

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