Die Muffelwildvorkommen im Lande Nordrhein-Westfalen (I)

Observations of Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos, predation on Dall Sheep, Ovis dalli dalli, lambs

“…2 may support the assumption that the ewe was a young animal. In Europe, Mouflon Sheep young ewes entering the rut for the first time often do so at a later date than older ewes from the same population (Hoefs 1982).…”

A recent specimen of the Eastern Spiny Softshell, Trionyx spiniferus spiniferus, from Hamihon Harbour, Lake Ontario

“…young ewes entering the rut for the first time often do so at a later date than older ewes from the same population (Hoefs 1982).…”