A New York Times bestselling author—and “a mythmaker for the millennium, a wiseacre wiseman” (New York Times Book Review)—delivers a surreal and elaborate quest that takes readers from Tokyo to the remote mountains of northern Japan, where the unnamed protagonist has a surprising confrontation with his demons. An advertising executive receives a postcard from a friend and casually appropriates the image for an advertisement. What he doesn’t realize is that included in the scene is a mutant sheep with a star on its back, and in using this photo he has unwittingly captured the attention of a man who offers a menacing ultimatum: find the sheep or face dire consequences.

This book is a celebration of the return of wild sheep to many of its historical ranges. The remarkable recovery of our wild sheep populations have been documented by two widely-respected wildlife biologists and provides fascinating accounts of the decline and recovery of North American wild sheep.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of the bighorn sheep. Includes photo diagram.

-- Based on studies done in British Columbia, Canada. -- Covers life cycle, social behavior and habitat.

Wild sheep are found nowhere in the world outside their Great Arc, a range stretching from the western part of North America up through Alaska, across eastern Siberia, and down through Central Asia. Drawing on more than fifty years of experience observing, hunting, and collecting wild sheep, James L. Clark gives complete descriptions of every classified variety including information on pelage color, habitat, body characteristics, behavior, and typical measurements.