# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CxVD4zkt1J5
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73496769-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/0dbb7593f8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-09-18T10:02:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

A bighorn ram’s horns can weigh as much as all of the bones in its body combined! 🐏

Males will use their horns to fight for dominance, or a mate. Charging at each other at speeds of up to 20mph, these clashes can last for hours, until one of them admits defeat.

#EarthCapture by @inthesemountains
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#BighornSheep #RockyMountains #WildlifePhotography #MammalsOfInstagram

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## Tags

wildlifephotography, bighornsheep, earthcapture, mammalsofinstagram, rockymountains

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