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RMOT 101 Bovids


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Characteristics of family bovidae
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• Permanent, unbranched horns in both sexes • No lachrymal pits or fossa in skull • Have a gall bladder

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Characteristics of family bovidae
• Permanent, unbranched horns in both sexes • No lachrymal pits or fossa in skull • Have a gall bladder
Mountain goat physical characteristics
- All white pelage with beard and leg chaps - Prominent shoulder hump - Short, black recurved horns with pointed tips - Have post-cornual gland (horn glands)
How can you tell mountain goat males from females? 5 ways
1. Group composition: Males typically found alone, Females with juveniles 2. Urination posture: Males stretch, females squat 3. Genitalia: - Male scrotum visible at close range - Black vulva patch of female may be visible if tail raised 4. Body Size and Pelage: - Males higher at shoulder than females and have larger beards, shoulder hair and leg chaps 5. Horn shape and size: Males have thicker horns at base and tips have gradual taper. Females taper with sharper curve
Mountain goat habitat
High and steep -¾ time on cliff faces away from predators -¼ time in alpine meadows adjacent to cliffs
Mountain goat food and feeding
Summer = grass grazing Winter = shrub browsing Use mineral licks late spring -summer Never far from cliffs for safety
What is considered a full curl on a bighorn?
Tip of horn goes beyond eye-horn base line
What is considered a 3/4 curl on a bighorn?
Tip of horn goes beyond back of eye line??
Physical characteristics of Rocky mountain bighorn
Brown with white on muzzle, belly, inside legs and rump Short black tail Females smaller horns
Describe RM bighorn social behaviour
- Males live in bachelor groups except during rut - Nursery groups consist of adult females with lambs and young males - Herds usually <40 animals; males in smaller groups than females, larger mixed herds during rut
Dall's sheep physical characteristics
- Mostly white body with yellowish horns - Mature rams have full-curled, flared horns
Stone's sheep physical characteristics
- Blackish pelage with greyish head and neck - white muzzle, belly, inside of legs and rump patch; black tail -Horn colour can be brown on outside edge and yellowish on the inside edge
Mountain sheep habitat
-open, treeless habitat for foraging with steep, rocky areas close by for escape -Rams take greater risks than ewes Summer = major rivers Winters = steep, wind-swept, south facing slopes
What is the difference between plains and wood bison?
Cape and chaps more distinctive in Plains bison Wood = Highest point of hump forward of shoulders Plains = directly over shoulders
Bison rutting behaviour
Wallowing and head butting