Woolly sheep (SciiFii)

The woolly sheep (Ovis neoaries) is a species of wild sheep that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the cold and cool forests, open woodlands, grasslands, and shrublands across North America to help boost biodiversity. The woolly sheep is the largest member of the Ovis genus, growing to be about the size of the rather large miniature horse. The horns of mature rams are curved in almost one full revolution (up to 92 cm). The vegetation preferred by the species varies based on elevation and area. In higher elevations, they predominantly eat grasses, sedges, forbs, and shrubs. Woolly sheep rams have a strict dominance hierarchy. Before mating season or "rut", which is from late autumn to early winter, rams try to create a dominance hierarchy to determine access to ewes (female woolly sheep) for mating. Woolly sheep rams fight one another to obtain dominance and win an opportunity to mate with females. Woolly sheep reach sexual maturity at the age of 2 to 4 years. Young rams need to obtain dominance before they get a chance to mate, which takes another 3 years for them to start mating. Woolly sheep ewes also go through a similar hierarchy process in terms of social status in the first 2 years, but can breed even at low status. Pregnancy in females lasts 5 months, in which they produce one to two offspring. The conservation status of the woolly sheep is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the woolly sheep's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
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