137，白大角羊

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If you were to think of an animal that would suit cold, tallmountains, the dall sheep would be one. They are an interesting animal thatworks well in their habitat.

Dall sheep live in Canada and Alaska, you can find them inextremely cold mountains.  Beingin such harsh environments mean they must have some adaptions in order tosurvive. The dall sheep has very thick wool that insulates itself. On average,the total weight of all the wool can add up to 130 pounds.

The dall sheep also has another threat to handle, their naturalpredators. Their predators can include grizzly bears, wolves, coyotes, andwolverines.  Luckilythey also have an adaption for this, their horns.

 Dall sheep horns are made of Keratin and can take up to 8years to fully grow. Males have larger thicker ones and females had shorterones. They use the horns to protect themselves and their young. They are alsoable to jump and climb mountains to get away from predators.

These animals eat grasses, lichens, and mosses. They can live upto 10 years in the wild and have offspring at age three to four.  Their pregnancy last four and a half months and like most herdinganimals, the young are able to walk within hours to a day of their birth.  Dall sheep can weigh up to 150 pounds, and that’s not includingtheir weight of all their wool.

The dall sheep is the perfect animal for this kind of climate andhabitat. What Other animals do you think would do well in this habitat?

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