Traditional Ungulates

Traditional Ungulates - Pictures

Big Horn Sheep and Dall Sheep

Bison or Buffalo Bison can be dangerous and should be avoided at all seasons.

Caribou also sometimes called Reindeer.

Deer are wild animals. Does may abandon fawns if disturbed, and bucks can be aggressive during breeding season.

Elk Moose Respect Moose and Elk, since they are potentially dangerous especially during calving and the rut.

Mountain Goat Musk Oxen Pronghorn Antelope

Big Horn Ram

Younger Big Horn Ram

Big Horn Ewes

Big Horn Lamb

Big Horn Sheep at the edge of a steep cliff.

The camouflage of the Big Horn Sheep in its natural mountain habitat.

Where is the missing sheep in the picture above ?

Dall's Sheep

Mountain Goat

Flock of mountain goats up on the mountain near Lake Louise.

Musk Ox

Musk Ox sitting on its rear end.

Baby Moose

Cow Moose

Cow moose and calf running into the forest - North West Territories

The cow moose appears to have a sore, or bare area or wound on her right hind upper leg. She did not appear to be slow or hindered in anyway by whatever it is. The two did seem to be very wary, and perhaps frightened - they quickly crossed the road, and heading on into the dense forest.

The country we were passing through is real wilderness, and there are plenty of predators no doubt. Also some of the native people can hunt all year long for food - so a moose who lingers too long in the open - could soon find themselves as someone's meal.

Bull Moose (taxidermy)

Moose dung

Caribou also called Reindeer

Caribou Family

The large hooves of the Caribou

My, my - what big feet you have Reindeer ? Look - I need big feet, so I can travel easily over the muskeg, through the bogs and the deep snow.

Calf Caribou

Woodland Caribou (taxidermy)

Young Woodland Caribou running - about 40 miles North of Lac La Biche, Alberta - June 25/10

Wood Bison - Calgary Zoo

Wood Bison Bull - Calgary Zoo

Wood Bison Calf - on a hot summer day at Calgary Zoo.

Wood bison grazing - North West Territories

resting Wood Bison - bull, cow and calf NWT

Wood bison bull grazing - bull in the foreground - North West Territories

Wood bison fighting with and switching tail at fly's and mosquitoes NWT - July 2009. The biting fly's and mosquitoes in the NWT are very abundant and they rule the land in the summer- especially the mosquito.

Wood bison dusting wallows in foreground - used for taking a dust bath by the bison.

Plains Bison - Bull at Elk Island Park, Alberta

Buffalo chips

Plains Bison

White-tailed Deer

Young White-tailed Deer

White-tailed Buck flashing its white tail. This is a warning signal and flashed when the animal feels there is danger present. Photo taken in early June 2010.

White Tailed Deer Fawns - drawing by Susan Wegner

White-Tailed Deer in winter. White-tailed Deer may appear gentle and soft, but are really very hardy and tough, and can be quite aggressive when the need arises. They have extremely sharp senses of smell, hearing and eyesight. They are very well camouflaged. The White-tailed deer is probably one of the most challenging and difficult animals to hunt in Canada. Very intelligent and secretive. This deer is more abundant today than it has ever been, and is flourishing in Canada.

Mule Deer in the badlands of Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park, Alberta

Mule deer doe with her two fawns at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta

Doe mule deer and fawn

Mule Deer dung

Road killed deer in ditch. Having being partially eaten by predators and scavengers. More care needs to be taken by motorists to avoid killing wildlife on our roads and highways.