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mosphere and temperature seem more violent than Ameri- 
can mountain sheep are fitted by nature to endure, and 
thus far all specimens tried have died within a compara- 
tively few months. 
In his own country, the Rocky Mountain Big-Horn is a 
bold, hardy and robust animal. He is high-headed, keen- 
sighted, and a sure-footed mountaineer. He dwells in the 
wildest and most picturesque country that he can find be- 
tween the ‘‘bad-lands’’ of western North Dakota and the 
line of perpetual snow on the Rockies. His massive cir- 
cling horns render his head a much-coveted trophy, and his 
flesh is most excellent food. <A full-grown ram (Ovis cana- 
densis) stands 41 inches in height at the shoulders, and 
weighs 316 pounds. 
This species ranges from the northern states of Mexico 
to northern British Columbia and it culminates (i. e., 
AOUDAD PERSIAN WILD GOAT 
