Sprint sheep (SciiFii)

The sprint sheep (Ovis texanum) is a species of wild sheep that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the open woodlands, grasslands, shrublands, and scrublands across North America to help boost biodiversity. The sprint sheep can grow to be 3.5-4 feet long, 2 feet tall, and weigh up to 75-100 pounds. The sprint sheep ram is larger than the ewe. Like the Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), sprint sheep rams posses large, corkscrew horns. both sexes do carry horns, but the rams always have larger horns than ewes. The sprint sheep is a silvery-blue color. the coloration, size, and habitat preference make the sprint sheep easy to distinguish from its two closest cousins, the bighorn sheep and the Dall sheep (Ovis dalli). Unlike two of its cousins, the sprint sheep is adapted to life in an open woodlands, plains, and scrublands (both hilly and lowland regions) and has longer legs to allow faster running, with the muscles in the legs specialized for accelerated sprinting ability over long distances. The sprint sheep live in groups of up to 2 dozen. Herd membership is not set. Herds are unisex for most of the year, but when the rut starts, rams begin to form harems and challenge and battle each other for access to them. Once the rut ends, the herds reunite again for the approaching winter. They will feed alongside other herbivores such as deer, capybara, pronghorns, horses, bison, camels, tapirs, peccaries, chalicotheres, and brontotheres, as well as with most species of livestock. As can be guessed by their name, the sprint sheep is named for its running abilities. The sprint sheep can escape predators by running at speeds of 50 MPH. But after reaching a distance of 1,500 yards, the sprint sheep slows down to around 30 MPH. If a sprint sheep manages to start this sprint at least 200 yards before the predator is near it, it can usually escape. Sometimes to escape predators or find new pastures, these sheep will swim across rivers. As they are such excellent sprinters in the face of danger, the sprint sheep has only a handful of regular predatory species that hunts it. The only carnivores that could truly claim sprint sheep as regular prey are the American cheetahs (Miracinonyx trumani). The conservation status of the sprint sheep is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the sprint sheep's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
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