Some rams have 4 fully developed horns. Behavior These sheep are typically gregarious animals and live in flocks. All the animals in a flock react simultaneously and docilely follow their leaders, usually older experienced rams or ewes. The Navajo sheep is highly resistant to disease, and although it responds to individual attention, it needs no pampering to survive and prosper. Gestation lasts about 150 days.
Twins are common, which the mother can easily raise, and often there are triplets.
The ewes are fiercely protective of their young lambs, helping keep their survival rate high. Life span 16 years. Diet Grasses and shrubs. Predators Coyotes and man.