Magical Creature Coming To This Central NY Zoo For The First Time

Who doesn't love a photoshoot of a sheepish creature like this?

The Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse is proud to introduce one of their sheep to the zoo. Their Armenian mouflon Sheep, named Sahak, is all grown up and living within the exhibit for his first time.

Amermenian mouflon are a beautiful subspecies of big-horned sheep, that are native to the country of Armenia. The males, like Sahak, have massive horns that curve downward. They will continue to grow, sometimes reaching 3 feet in length.

The females differ only in their horns. They will typically have little to no horns on their heads, both in the exhibit and the wild. A common characteristic for many female species.

What you would typically just see in magical and majestic pictures of mountains is now happily living right here in Central New York. Take a look at these pictures!

The Rosamond Gifford Zoo also recently held another fun and successful Gourmet Dinner Pairing. They partnered with Meier's Brewing Company to present "Elephantastic Eats", in spirit of Asia Elephant Awareness Month.

Visitors were able to enjoy a wide variety of "trunk-tastic" vegetarian meals, all while enjoying the zoo and an elephant painting presentation. All proceeds went to support future conservations of Asian elephants, as they continue to be an endangered species.

The next dinner series is already planned for September 16th and will feature their red pandas and red wine.