| 单词 | wild sheep |
| 例句 | The animals from miles around came to drink from the little pools, and the wild sheep and the deer, the pumas and raccoons, and the mice— all came to drink. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The phenomenon has been observed with big cats, bison, deer, wild sheep, monkeys and many other animals. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Nomadic bands that stalked wild sheep gradually altered the constitutions of the herds on which they preyed. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The return drive to the Ion took us through rolling fields of lupines, where wild sheep grazed, and under thick, gloomily beautiful clouds. In Iceland, Seeking a Luxury Hotel Amid the Rustic Charm 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Multiple births would leave a wild sheep "vulnerable" and at risk from predators, she said, as well as meaning a ewe has more offspring to feed. Coniston Beatrix Potter farm welcomes 'rare' triplet lambs 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z The domestic ungulates carry a bacteria that, if transmitted to wild sheep, causes pneumonia in the bighorns that is easily spread and frequently fatal. Hunting tags help bring back New Mexico’s bighorn sheep 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z Young mammals too – moose, bison, deer, antelope, wild sheep, ibex and many others – learn crucial migration routes and destinations from elder keepers of traditional knowledge. The secret call of the wild: how animals teach each other to survive 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z The same study that bundled goats and sheep together showed that the goat strain of movi wasn’t fatal to wild sheep, the Cloughs said. Goat packing gains toehold, but feds want forests goat-free 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z The number seemed to keep growing on a recent morning here, the tan bodies of wild sheep standing out against the steep white slope at the southern end of the Madison Range. Bighorn sheep herds inter-mingling in southwestern Montana 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z The bacterium occurs in domestic and wild sheep and goats in the Lower 48. Wildlife officials sample hunter kills looking for bacterium 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z They also domesticated animals from wild sheep, cows and pigs. New insight into history of dogs and humans 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z There are eagles and falcons, wild pigs, foxes, deer, wild sheep. In the high mountains of Sicily, a quieter and wilder world 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The ban is an effort to block Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae or “movi,” a pathogen carried by domestic sheep believed to cause outbreaks of pneumonia in bighorn sheep, from being transported to wild sheep herds. Goat packing gains toehold, but feds want forests goat-free 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z The story of wild sheep is not unique. Bighorn sheep herds inter-mingling in southwestern Montana 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z The bacterium was detected in Alaska wild sheep and goats and in moose and caribou earlier this year. Alaska expands monitoring of animal respiratory pathogen 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Division director Mike Fowlks says his agency intends to keep the wild sheep away from the wool-growing operations and will use lethal removal if required. Wildlife officials to release bighorn sheep in southern Utah 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z The wild sheep were inspected for about 10 minutes before being released back into the wild. Nebraska bighorn sheep undergo yearly health inspections 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z At Belgium's Spy Cave site, which at the time was a hilly grassy environment home to big game, the Neanderthal diet was meat-based with woolly rhinoceros and wild sheep, along with wild mushrooms. How about some tasty woolly rhinoceros for dinner? 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z He also wonders whether the noise around the Greenhorns discourages other ranchers from working toward wild sheep conservation. Bighorn sheep herds inter-mingling in southwestern Montana 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Neanderthals at a cave site in Belgium were prolific meat eaters, dining on rhinoceros and wild sheep supplemented with mushrooms. New insight into secret lives of Neanderthals - BBC News 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z But only about 2,500 wild sheep are hunted each year across North America, a fraction compared with nearly every other animal. Wild sheep the ultimate hunt for a steep price 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z Hunts for bighorn sheep — prized as challenging, and prohibitively expensive — are helping revive wild sheep populations and expand their territory. Trump’s News Conference, Russia, Facebook: Your Evening Briefing 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z But only about 2,500 wild sheep are hunted each year across North America, a fraction compared to nearly every other animal. The Ultimate Pursuit in Hunting: Sheep 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Hawaii allows spear hunting for “wild pigs and wild goats and wild sheep.” Ohio man who speared Canadian bear won’t be charged 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z He said that put an end to efforts to transplant bighorns because the wild sheep would just die without measures to prevent them from mingling with domestic sheep. Bighorn ruling could have ramifications on Western grazing 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z In the case of the Sierra bighorn, a genetically distinct subspecies of wild sheep, there were likely more than a thousand before the 1849 gold rush brought flocks of domestic sheep into the High Sierra. The Unnatural Kingdom 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Garrott is doing statewide and regional research on wild sheep, and he helped with FWP’s transfer of sheep in the Madison Range. Efforts underway in Montana to increase bighorns’ range 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z Department policy calls for killing wild sheep that have contact with domestic sheep, which can pass on bacteria that causes pneumonia and decimates wild herds. Bighorn sheep herd thriving in Deadwood 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Horeb, Wisconsin, and is dedicated to protecting wild sheep populations and educating the public on the conservation benefits of hunting. Wild Sheep Foundation moving from Cody to Bozeman, Montana 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z State wildlife officials said the wild sheep likely were infected by domestic sheep, though sheep ranchers questioned that theory. North Dakota Game and Fish cancels bighorn sheep season 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z The sheep will be sent to a research facility at South Dakota State University for a three-year study involving about 40 wild sheep from the Northwest as well as some from South Dakota. End of bighorn sheep herd could help others throughout West 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z Hicks sponsored legislation that became law two years ago specifying that if concern over bighorns in the Medicine Bow National Forest threatened existing domestic sheep operators that the state would remove the wild sheep. Wyoming lawmakers move to block cuts to sheep grazing 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z All but about 800 of known Oregon wild sheep are California bighorns, with the remaining ones Rocky Mountain bighorns. Bighorns reintroduced along Klamath River Canyon 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z Yet time and again the department’s attempts to transplant wild sheep have been thwarted. Bighorn conservation strategy being evaluated 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z There are no wild sheep or goats in sub-Saharan Africa today. Observatory: Cave Yields Early Record of Domestic Animals 2012-07-16T20:13:42Z Animal life in some form was almost always visible, whether it was the wild kiang roaming on the plains, or the gazelle, or the wild sheep, there was always something of interest to watch. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z Argali, �r′ga-li, n. the great wild sheep of Siberia and Central Asia. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z California bighorns were once the most abundant native wild sheep in Oregon and were found throughout the mountainous terrain of southeast Oregon. Bighorns reintroduced along Klamath River Canyon 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z It was on one of these delightful days that the whole party, with the exception of Leonard—who was busy curing bird-skins—set out for a hunt for wild sheep across the plains. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z I now began gradually to pick up strength, and when near Astor I got a urial, a kind of wild sheep. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z I love to watch all the life that they keep, The wolf, the fox, the hawk, and wild sheep. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z In truth Cimarron, as they called him, was very like a wild sheep from his native Pyrenees, and Edrupt was wondering, with some amusement and a little apprehension, what his grandmother and Barbara would say. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z It may be the trail will lead me afar To mountain paths, where the wild sheep are. The Ballad of the Quest 2011-07-06T02:00:44.593Z Now Gip is small, and a wild sheep is very large, and tall like a deer; and it seemed impossible that so little a dog could stop it. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z The word is applied to uncultivated desert, or uninhabited parts of the country, grazed for the most part by half wild sheep or cattle. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z When all were alive once more they needed food so the boy ran to the mountain and found a great flock of wild sheep. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z Even the wild sheep can’t scale it, and if we find any on the summit—and it’s to be hoped we shall—they must either have been bred there, or gone up this way. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z In his hand was a rattle of wild sheep's horn and small stones; he kept time with it as he leapt and sang in the light of the fire. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z The issue came to Young's attention while studying three endangered species in central Asia: wild sheep, gazelles and antelope. Wildlife now dogged by man's best friend? 2011-02-05T16:41:42Z It is only with hatchet in hand that man can open a way through, and there are mâquis so dense and so thick that not even the wild sheep can penetrate them. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z The killing of bighorns by wildlife agencies has sparked opposition from some conservation groups that share the same goal of preserving the wild sheep. Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ravaged by disease 2010-10-02T22:29:00Z Now a wild sheep, now a prong-horn antelope, or it may be but a hare or rabbit. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z The wild animals include bear, boar, chamois, fallow red and roe deer, gazelle, hyena, ibex, jackal, leopard, lynx, moufflon, panther, wild sheep and wolf. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Naturalists have divided the wild sheep into four varieties. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. ARGALI, the Tatar name of the great wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of the Altai and other parts of Siberia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Cougars prey largely on deer, also in some sections on the wild sheep and goats. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture On the night before, he had spoken of wild sheep as likely to be found above, with antelopes, and possibly a bear or two, also turkeys. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z This true argali must not be confounded with the North-African wild sheep, called the bearded argali and known as the arni, the Algerian moufflon, and the Barbary sheep. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The wild sheep has here its native home, and several kinds of deer are found. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide "You said these wild sheep were your people—that you owed them what you could give them—of leadership." The Tempering The women were shown how the wool of wild sheep and the hair of goats could be spun into yarn, and he had primitive looms set up in caves, where cloth was woven. Tahara Among African Tribes Man first made friends with the wild sheep, which were probably more docile than wild oxen and horses. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place All kinds of wild sheep are mountain animals, and their descendants' dread of water is not easily accounted for. My First Summer in the Sierra The Nearctic region has no hedgehogs, nor wild pigs, nor dormice, and only one wild sheep in the Rocky Mountains as against twenty species of sheep and goats in the Pal�arctic region. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Anne, those wild sheep you just spoke of are my people. The Tempering Although "Gled" brought his six wild sheep right over "Rob" and his strayer, the sheep was held securely till the gate was closed, and the order given to "let it gang." Dog Stories from the "Spectator" being anecdotes of the intelligence, reasoning power, affection and sympathy of dogs, selected from the correspondence columns of "The Spectator" They journeyed from noon till sunset, over what seemed a boundless waste of deep heath, and nothing had they seen but wild sheep, nothing heard but the cries of wild birds. Shirley Their food is mostly good berries, pine nuts, clover, lily bulbs, wild sheep, antelope, deer, grouse, sage hens, and the larvæ of ants, wasps, bees, and other insects. My First Summer in the Sierra The only other large animal found there is a kind of wild sheep of great size. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha At first, when I missed bands of deer or wild sheep, or some familiar bear, from their usual haunts, I assumed that they had shifted their range to more distant mountains. A Mountain Boyhood The hours of leisure left by rural work are spent in hunting the wild sheep of Thibet, the skins of which are highly valued in India. The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ The Original Text of Nicolas Notovitch's 1887 Discovery But what has all this to do with the wild sheep? Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' In the autumn the more enterprising of the hunters bring in a good many deer, and rarely a wild sheep from the high peaks. My First Summer in the Sierra Grizzly bears, cinnamon bears, deer, wild sheep, and goats live still in these fastnesses, quite undisturbed by the little line that threads through from sea to sea. Round the Wonderful World We got to get out or starve; we're all living on deer and wild sheep, but its getting so we can hardly swallow it much longer. A Mountain Boyhood Only the hunters introduce some variety in their alimentation, by eating the meat of wild sheep, eagles or pheasants, which are very common in this country. The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ The Original Text of Nicolas Notovitch's 1887 Discovery Away up in northern China, just south of the Mongolian frontier, is a range of mountains inhabited by bands of wild sheep. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' Like a nervous shepherd who tends wild sheep he feared always for his flock and distrusted every pelt that might disguise and mask a possible wolf of trouble. The Roof Tree I am sorry I did not bring some of the wild sheep. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Well, them wild sheep always has interested me. A Mountain Boyhood They also shot one or two wild sheep, known by the name of “burrell,” and an antelope called “gooral,” which is the “chamois” of the Indian Alps. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains Some kinds of prey are very easy to catch, such as wild pigs or wild sheep, as they cannot run fast, and are also very stupid. The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two Aoudad, the Barbary wild sheep, is the French form of the Moorish name audad. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year To the teacher.—Each movement, habit, and instinct implied in this exercise is explained by the life of the wild sheep. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study For me the scene had changed abruptly; a moment since I had been following the wild sheep with ready camera, stalking them, entertaining them with antics, occasionally hiding for a moment to excite them. A Mountain Boyhood Among these are the famed ibex and the large wild sheep known as the Ovis ammon. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains As a change now and again, they may have mutton, because there are also wild sheep and wild goats in the jungle. The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two The Verkhoyansk mountains can be reached in under a week, and here there are elk, wild sheep, and other big game, but for the unfortunate fair sex life is one eternal round of hopeless monotony. From Paris to New York by Land Now and again the tiger gets mutton also, for the wild sheep are silly creatures, like other kinds of sheep. The Wonders of the Jungle Book One Casting but one glance at the beads, the old man flew swifter than the wild sheep of the mountains, for the sight of metal rendered him powerless to do harm. The Cat and the Mouse A Book of Persian Fairy Tales Africa has its wild sheep, but only in its northern parts. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys A tiger can just rush at a wild pig or a wild sheep, and catch it. The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two What holds good for the buffalo does so also for the mouflon or wild sheep. Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin I may as well say that this wild sheep is of stout build, and has feet stronger and larger than those of the deer. With Axe and Rifle The goat is bolder, and of a fiercer nature; and its other habits, even in the wild state, differ essentially from those of the wild sheep. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" Indeed, late travellers in the Himalayas speak of wild sheep that appear to be essentially different from the argali, and other species already known. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys He does the same with wild pigs, wild goats, and wild sheep. The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two They were the “cimmarons,” or wild sheep of the Rocky Mountains. The Boy Hunters In the same manner the wild sheep of the Old World have been developed into wool and mutton breeds of the finest excellence. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition Even where there are almost no external marks to distinguish wild goats from certain kinds of wild sheep, there are found moral characteristics which serve as guides to the genus. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" One species of wild sheep belongs to Europe—the Moufflon, which is to this day found plentifully in the mountainous parts of Corsica, Cyprus, and Candia. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys They came from far and near and gave me presents—sheep and milk, wild sheep they had shot, and mountain partridges. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People In my opinion, they are not wild sheep at all, but true antelopes, as much so as the chamois of the Alps, or the prong-horns of the prairie. The Boy Hunters In my native Wales," she explained afterwards, "the wild sheep leap from rock to rock so much as a matter of course that you would, in time, be surprised if they didn't. The Adventures of Harry Revel The hair is short, something in texture like that of the burrell and other wild sheep; and in the cold weather is mixed with a very soft downy wool, resembling the shawl-wool of Thibet. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" The wild sheep, like the wild goats, do not number a great many species; but there are certainly several that are yet undescribed, and perhaps there may be about a dozen in all. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Sometimes they go hunting after wild sheep and goats. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People There was a flock of wild sheep upon it, and from these they hoped to replenish their larder. The Boy Hunters The horns of a wild sheep by the wayside reminded him of earlier days when game was plentiful. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California Sir Victor Brooke and others, differed materially from all other wild sheep, but, as they had only a head to go upon, further investigation in this direction is necessary. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon No doubt the great central mountains of Asia, and also the ranges of Northern Africa, still unexplored, will in time yield several new species of wild sheep. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys It has large, round, elegantly curved horns and is somewhat larger than the wild sheep of Tibet. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People They hold that they are the descendants of one or more species of wild sheep that are now extinct. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 Then he leaped across with the agility of a wild sheep and rushed on into the tunnel beyond. Jacqueline of Golden River These were the argali, or wild sheep, popularly termed bighorns, and resembling an immense yellow goat or deer furnished with a pair of ram's horns. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 422 Volume 17, New Series, January 31, 1852 In America there is also but one species of wild sheep, though it has also a variety. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys The wild ox was altogether scarce; the wild sheep, the rabbit, and the hare, were probably not common. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Dr. Heck considers the long tail of the domestic sheep the chief impediment to the adoption of the theory of its descent from the short-tailed wild sheep. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 "See you, lad," he said, "have you ever come across one of these here wild sheep?" Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 Abundance of wild sheep’s heads are preserved about all the sanctified buildings, together with a few of those of the ibex, and fewer of the wild goat. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries In the extremity of their terror whole flocks of wild sheep have been driven over precipices and into quagmires and torrents. After London Or, Wild England Then the people had to turn to the smaller animals—the elk, deer, antelope, and wild sheep. Blackfeet Indian Stories Former authorities have been unwilling to admit that the domestic sheep have come from any species of wild sheep of the present time. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 Yes, Cavalier, you behold a sportsman who has slain a wild sheep of Corsica. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 The ibexes, markhors, tahr and all the wild sheep eventually will be shot out by sportsmen who are "sheep crazy." Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The three principal kinds of wild sheep are the horned, the thyme, and the meadow. After London Or, Wild England Among the other animals of the Pamirian fauna appeared wolves and foxes, and flocks of those large wild sheep with gnarled and gracefully curved horns, which are known to the natives as arkars. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent This is a famous game region, and you will be likely to meet small bands of antelope, mule deer, and wild sheep. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon Many of the domestic sheep of hot countries are more slender and less woolly than the wild sheep of the mountains. The Naturalist on the Thames The three fired their rifles simultaneously, and the wild sheep made a spring into the air and then came tumbling down the side of the ravine. In the Heart of the Rockies Having thus introduced the wild sheep and white bear of Tartary, a few sentences may not unprofitably be spent in describing the genus homo of the Snowy Range. Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians Why not catch some of those wild sheep that seem so plentiful on the hills to westward? Darkness and Dawn Sheep Rock is about twenty miles from Sisson's, and is one of the principal winter pasture grounds of the wild sheep, from which it takes its name. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon The Indians proved to be hunters, who said there were plenty of wild sheep on the mountains back a few miles from the head of the bay. Travels in Alaska The hardy wild sheep still found in the mountains of Arizona may be the remnants of great bands formerly domesticated by these people. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young One day while following up some wild sheep, I came upon two bears very busily engaged in digging up the snow where an avalanche had fallen. Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians We came in sight of a rough-looking building, decked out with the horns of the wild sheep, and all but buried amongst the snow. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 The mule deer, antelope, wild sheep, wolverine, and two species of wolves are all of the larger animals that I have seen or heard of in the State. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon It contains also great quantities of wild beasts, and particularly very large wild sheep, having horns six spans long, out of which they make various kinds of vessels. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The mountains are small, and the wild sheep could not climb up out of the infected zone. American Big Game in Its Haunts None of his hearers could for some time be induced to touch it; they were afraid of its either exploding or metamorphosing them into wild sheep. Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians In a later chapter Polo speaks of a wild sheep apparently different and greater. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 If every wild sheep inhabiting the Sierra were to put on tame wool, probably only a few would survive the dangers of a single season. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon Even the wild sheep, the best mountaineers of all, choose regular passes in making journeys across the summits. The Mountains of California As in Asia, so in America, the wild sheep is an inhabitant of the high grass land plateaus. American Big Game in Its Haunts I now cautiously moved a short distance to the right, when I had the satisfaction of seeing not only his horns, but a full broadside view of the first wild sheep I ever saw. Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians There are great numbers of all kinds of wild beasts; among others, wild sheep of great size, whose horns are good six palms in length. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 We pluck feathers from birds, and less directly wool from wild sheep, for the manufacture of clothing and cradle-nests, without improving the wool for the sheep, or the feathers for the bird that wore them. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon In the months of May and June, the wild sheep bring forth their young in solitary and almost inaccessible crags, far above the nesting-rocks of the eagle. The Mountains of California Although the wild sheep was formerly, to a considerable extent, an inhabitant of the western edge of the prairies of the high dry plains, it is so no longer. American Big Game in Its Haunts On going up to the spot where they had been at work, I found the exhumed bodies of three wild sheep. Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians The docility of those wild sheep was astonishing. Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 As already stated, the clothing of our wild sheep is composed of fine wool and coarse hair. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon The Modoc and Pah Ute Indians are, or rather have been, the most successful hunters of the wild sheep in the regions that have come under my own observation. The Mountains of California Like others of our ungulates, wild sheep are great frequenters of "licks"—places where the soil has been more or less impregnated with saline solutions. American Big Game in Its Haunts People now know enough about anatomy, and the mental traits of wild sheep, to know that nothing of that kind ever occurred save by a dreadful accident, followed by the death of the sheep. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations Three antelope, a deer, and half a dozen of the wild sheep which roamed the hills were killed and placed for roasting over deep pits dug in the sand. Their Mariposa Legend; a romance of Santa Catalina The first question asked, is, "Now truly, wild sheep, wild sheep, have you any wool?" while they peer curiously down among the hairs through lenses and spectacles. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon Nearly all the lofty mountain-chains of the globe are inhabited by wild sheep, most of which, on account of the remote and all but inaccessible regions where they dwell, are imperfectly known as yet. The Mountains of California More sweeping and even more fatal has been the introduction among the wild sheep of an anthrax, of which, however, very little is known. American Big Game in Its Haunts The fine big-horn photographs that have been taken of wild sheep herds on public highways just outside of Banff, Alberta, tell their own story more eloquently than words can do. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations We are all hunters, for there are wild boars and stags in the forest, and wolves too, and wild sheep on the higher mountains. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes But the heads of deer, antelope, wild sheep, and bears are conspicuously rare or altogether wanting in tourist collections in the "paradise of hunters." Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon To this last-named species belongs the wild sheep of the Sierra. The Mountains of California I am told that in some bad lands in the Red Desert, locally known as Dobe Town, there is a herd of wild sheep, which are occasionally pursued by range riders. American Big Game in Its Haunts Like all the wild sheep of India and other countries, the coat was devoid of wool, but appeared to be a perfectly smooth surface of dense texture. Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 The different stock were kept apart, for wild sheep and bullocks would not have got on together at all. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant The great curving horns of the wild sheep have always exercised more or less influence on people's imagination, and have given rise to various fables. American Big Game in Its Haunts And Lewis and Clark tell us that, in a time of great scarcity on the head waters of the Missouri, they saw plenty of wild sheep, but they were "too shy to be shot." The Mountains of California Testimony is abundant that wild sheep are killed by scab as domestic sheep are. American Big Game in Its Haunts The moufflon, or wild sheep, exists in Cyprus, but in the absence of protection they have been harassed at all seasons by the natives, who have no idea of sparing animals during the breeding season. Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 "So far as I know, I never saw or heard of a case of scab among wild sheep." American Big Game in Its Haunts |
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