Head-banging Bighorn Sheep

[Brotherly Spirit]

Head Banging Bighorn Sheep of the Rockies | Kingdoms of the Sky

Imagine having to do all this to find a mate. Not only getting you head rattled but hit below the belt too. Man in the video said their horns weigh much as thirty pounds. But unlike us they have double layer of bone attached to their spine absorbing the hits.

 

[rhawk]

I have not seen or heard of Bighorn Sheep near our home, but there are Mountain Goats living only a mile from the house. Mountain Goat - Montana Field Guide

 

[Brotherly Spirit]

He looks very peaceful and wise. Last photo could be from a fantasy movie, the grown mountain goat with long hair standing; expect her (?) to talk at you.