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February 13, 2020: Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Banff National Park

 

It's not often that I've seen bighorn sheep traveling in family units --  father, mother and youngster.  But that's exactly what we saw when visiting Banff National Park a few weeks ago.

01 Rocky Mountain Bighorns

Usually, in my experience, if you encounter bighorn sheep they travel in larger herds, often females and their young stick together, as do groups of males.

02 Rocky Mountain Bighorns

03 Rocky Mountain Bighorns

But this family unit was standing in the snow on a rocky outcropping overlooking a group of human admirers.  The small one -- probably almost a year old -- was especially cute hanging out beside dad, before deciding to wander off.

04 Rocky Mountain Bighorns

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