A Lone Bighorn Sheep Among Badlands Shadows
Taken July 2017
Bighorn sheep inhabit the eroded cliffs and buttes of Buffalo Gap National Grassland in South Dakota. The grassland surrounds much of Badlands National Park and provides habitat for wildlife adapted to the rugged terrain.
Taken July 2017
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