The mouflon is considered one of the ancestors of all domestic sheep — the fluffy sheep on farms today are descended from wild ancestors very much like the mouflon. Looking at a mouflon, you can see the athletic, sure-footed wild animal that farm sheep originally came from.
Male mouflons (called rams) have the most impressive horns. The horns grow throughout the ram's life and curl in a full circle or even more. The bigger and more curved the horns, the older the ram — so you can tell a young ram from an old one just by looking at his horns.
Mouflons live in herds and are very alert animals. They have excellent eyesight and can spot movement from far away. When danger approaches, one animal gives a sharp snort and the whole herd bounds away across rocky slopes at surprising speed.
In Czech forests, mouflons often live alongside deer and wild boar. They prefer areas where forest meets open meadow — they like to graze in the open but retreat quickly into the trees when startled. Dawn and dusk are when they are most active.