• View of Half Dome and Washington Column in Yosemite Valley

    Yosemite

    National Park California

Overview: 'Counting Sheep' Film Clip

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Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep: View an introduction to this endangered animal, listed under the Endangered Species Act, in the Counting Sheep documentary, created by Green TV in 2004.
(1 minute and 45 seconds)

  • Mating: See the sheep's intricate mating habits. (3 minutes and 23 seconds)
  • Range: View how the sheep's habitat has lessened through the past century. (33 seconds)

Did You Know?

The Bachelor and Three Graces

Giant sequoias are a fire adapted species. Their bark is fire resistant and fire helps open the sequoia cone and scatter the tiny seeds. Fire also clears forest debris from the mineral soil and provides a nutrient rich seed bed as well as clearing competing species.