BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — A homeowner was surprised by an unexpected visitor clattering on the roof of their Boulder County home— no, not Santa and his reindeer, but a ram on their roof.
Wildlife officers visited the home to figure out how to help the rambunctious ram down. Colorado Parks and Wildlife posted to X that the officers observed the bighorn sheep make his way down to the deck.
Officers said they hoped he would be able to figure out how to make it down on his own, but after a day and a half of monitoring the ram on the deck, wildlife officers determined he needed a little nudge.
When a portion of the home's deck railing was cut out to give the ram an exit, CPW said the sheep was able to finally leave the home's deck, but not before he had one more moment of fame.
"The sheep was able to finally leave the house, but he stopped by our trail cam for one last goodbye," CPW said in its post.
After CPW officials posted the ram's predicament and the happy ending to social media, Colorado State University— whose mascot is a ram— chimed in.
The school posted one of the pictures of the ram on the roof and stated they would change their X profile picture to the ram if the post got 200 likes.
CPW comically agreed: "Ewe better," the department said in a reply to CSU's post.
CSU followers racked up the likes on the post— and the school changed their profile pic just as they promised.
According to the Rocky Mountain National Park, bighorn sheep are the largest wild sheep in North America. Weighing up to 300 pounds, muscular males can stand over three feet tall at the shoulder.
> Watch the video above that originally aired July 2022: CPW unveils new version of bighorn sheep mascot
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