Caribou are often sighted along the Icefields Parkway south from Sunwapta Falls and along the Maligne Road. There are about 3000 living here. Bighorns have a sandy coloured coat and a white rump patch. Bighorns are primarily grazers and migrate seasonally between low grassy slopes and alpine meadows. Escape terrain with rocky ledges is usually nearby.
Sheep are very gregarious and form mixed herds in winter and segregated herds in summer.
During the mating season in the autumn, the rams battle for dominance by crashing horns together until the weaker animal gives up. Horn tips are often broken during these battles. Bighorn sheep are frequently seen on Highway 16 east of Jasper and along the Icefields Parkway at Tangle Falls. Actually, they are not goats, but belong to a group of mountain antelopes. During the rut, fights between billies are rare, but when they do occur, they are vicious and involve goring with their sharp horns.