This along with sharp hearing and a highly-developed sense of smell can detect dangers at great distances. They have wide-set eyes that provide a large angle of vision. Bighorn sheep shed these heavy coats in the summer. Winter coats are thick, double-layered and may be lighter in color. Bighorn sheep are gray/brown to dark brown in color with white patches on their rump, muzzle and back of legs. Muscular males can weigh over 300 pounds and stand over three feet tall at the shoulder. Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep are the largest wild sheep in North America.
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis Canadensis) NPS/Jim Westfall Bighorn Sheep are the symbol of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Thick winter fur acts as a camouflaged coat.
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