A challenger comes.

 

It takes over three years for a young male to grow the impressive adult horns which can spiral to 190 centimeters long and weigh up to 20 kilos.

 

The group of females attracts attention from would-be suitors. The alpha male is clearly unimpressed. The youngster will see what it means to be a top male.

 

But the challenger pulls his punches just testing the dominant male's resolve.

 

The top male lords over a harem of up to 25 females while young upstarts wait on the sidelines.

 

This ram senses the chance to mate.

 

Lip curling called the flehmen response allows him to taste the air for pheromones indicating a willing female.

 

She's out here, but which one?

 

He tries his sexiest moves but the girls aren't in the mood.

 

Finally he gets his fleeting reward.

 

No matter, he will mate with many females during the season.

 

But he's not the only one who knows a good thing when he smells it. More suitors arrive.

 

They try to sneak in while the alpha male is distracted. Pull one’s punches