Bighorns eating a barrel cactus, and a jack rabbit

Post by **tekewin** » Sun Sep 16, 2018 6:00 pm

It's still hot but I managed a half day in Anza-Borrego searching for pictographs and climbing Grunt BM. The highlight was a pair of bighorn rams, one bashing his head against to cactus to break it open and eat the juicy insides. I didn't know they did that. Link to video at the end.

Bighorn bashing a cactus

Post by **HikeUp** » Sun Sep 16, 2018 6:23 pm

Nice captures!

That's no flapjack rabbit, but still pretty cool.

Mike P · Post by **Mike P** » Thu Sep 20, 2018 7:01 pm

According to the title of this discussion, I thought I was going to get to see bighorn chow down on cactus AND one jackrabbit!

Now that would have been amazing!

Post by **tekewin** » Thu Sep 20, 2018 7:20 pm

Mike P wrote: According to the title of this discussion, I thought I was going to get to see bighorn chow down on cactus AND one jackrabbit!

Now that would have been amazing!

Haha! I'm trying to imagine that situation.

CrazyHermit · Post by **CrazyHermit** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:06 am

Check this one out. An invasion of bighorns in Colorado. There were about 40 of them.
https://youtube.com/shorts/fnBJP5S2kwA

Post by **tekewin** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:44 am

A fine looking herd. Looks like they let you get really close.

CrazyHermit · Post by **CrazyHermit** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 7:02 am

You have to sneek up on em but they're somewhat used to humans. In the summer they lose that winter coat and look like the ones you photographed.

Girl Hiker · Post by **Girl Hiker** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 3:41 pm