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.

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