boring ranges there is a black species. Though 

 wild sheep usually follow a leader, each one is 

 capable of independent action. Tame sheep are 

 stupid and silly; wild sheep are wide-awake and 

 courageous. Tame sheep are dirty and smelly, 

 while wild sheep are as well-groomed and clean 

 as the cliffs among which they live. 



In discussing wild life many people fail to 

 discriminate between the wild sheep and the 

 wild goats. The goat has back-curving spike 

 horns and a beard that makes the face every 

 inch a goat's. Though of unshapely body and 

 awkward gait, his ungainliness intensified by 

 his long hair, the goat is a most skillful climber. 

 The sheep excel him for speed, grace, and, per- 

 haps, alertness. 



It is believed that the three or four species of 

 sheep found in the wilds of America had their 

 origin in Asia. In appearance and habits they 

 bear a striking resemblance to the sheep which 

 now inhabit the Asiatic mountains. 



Wild sheep are found in Alaska, western 

 Canada, and the United States west of the 

 Plains, and extend a short distance down into 



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