Bighorn Sheep: Is 'Personality Type' Linked To Longevity, Offspring?
Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 09:21
in Biology & Nature
A Canadian researcher wrestles with bighorn mountain sheep to gauge their personalities. He is part of a team that traps the animals in a plywood enclosure on a mountaintop in the Rockies. The research team are trying to figure out if personality type has anything to do with how long a mountain sheep lives or how many offspring it produces.