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This is a female Bighorn. She is in the process of losing her outer layer of fur. Their two-layer coat keeps them warm at high elevations. The outer layer consists of brittle guard hairs that overlay a thick, underfur, or fleece. This coat sheds in patches during June -July each summer. Because of the high elevation, she had not lost all of her outer fur yet; despite the fact that it was the end of July.