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The Dall sheep (also known as Dall's sheep and the thinhorn) is a hoofed mammal that lives in mountainous regions (alpine tundra and taiga).

Dall Sheep
Mammal. Also known as thinhorn, dall sheep are the northernmost wild sheep in the world. Their horns take up to 8 years to grow and are composed of keratin, the same material as our fingernails.

Dall Sheep
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Dall Sheep (Ovis dalli dalli) inhabit the mountain ranges of Alaska. These white creatures are most notable for the males' massive curled horns.

Dall sheep
Dall Sheep are found in the northwest of North America. For the most part they are alpine animals that relying on the steep cliffs and rugged outcrops of mountainous areas to escape predators.

Status – Dall sheep
Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).
Description – Dall sheep ...

Dall sheep - Ovis dalli
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Mammals (Mammalia) are vertebrates that have hair, a four-chambered heart and mammary glands. Mammals first appeared about 200 million years ago during the Jurassic Period.

Dall Sheep photographed at Turnagain Arm during Alaska travel vacation.
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Dall Sheep photographed at Turnagain Arm during Alaska travel vacation.

Dall sheep have hollow hair which insulates their body. They also like the south-facing slopes because they get more sun.

DALL SHEEP
A wild sheep from the Arctic and sub-Arctic of North America.

DEER
Deer are long-legged mammals that have hoofed, two-toed feet.

[7] Sometimes, with medium sized prey such as dall sheep, wolves will bite the throat, severing the windpipe or jugular.[75] When attacking canid prey, such as dogs, coyotes or other wolves, wolves will kill by biting the back, neck or head.

Moose calves preyed upon by grizzlys; a female moose attacks bears to protect calf
Grizzlys rarely have an opportunity to kill Dall Sheep; carcasses of these sheep occasionally add to the grizzly diet ...

I saw one pair of Tundra Swans. Land birds included: Gray Jay, Black-billed Magpie,Yellow Warbler, Wilson's Warbler.There were female moose along the road and high on the mountain Dall Sheep.

Lynx, Felis lynx, predation on red foxes, Vulpes vulpes, caribou, Rangifer tarandus, and Dall sheep, Ovis dalli, in Alaska. Canadian Field-Naturalist. 105(2): 255-262. [25559] 32. Storm, G. L. 1965.