2007 17c Bighorn Sheep

U.S. #4138
2007 17¢ Bighorn Sheep

Issue Date: May 14, 2007
City: Washington, DC

Printed By: Avery Dennison

Printing Method: Photogravure

Perforations: Serpentine die cut 11

Color: Multicolored

The majestic bighorn sheep is found in both the hottest deserts of the American Southwest and the coldest heights of the Rocky Mountains.

Males (rams) have large, thick, curving horns that can weigh up to 30 pounds. The horns of females (ewes) are less curved and thinner. Their diet consists of grass and clover during the warmer seasons and woody plants in colder weather.

Because of sensitivity to their environment, bighorn sheep are an excellent indicator of the quality of the land they inhabit.