Aggressive, territorial, and bear-like in nature, Sheepsquatches can be seen lumbering about forests, plains, and rural locations near domesticated livestock. With nimble hands and a clever mind, fences, and doors do not always keep these menaces at bay; they can manipulate objects and problem-solve when food is an incentive—similar to the antics of hungry bears and raccoons.

Hypothesized to be a surviving prehistoric or Ice Age mammal, the Sheepsquatch has a strange, though lengthy life dependent upon an initial state of dormancy and periodic hibernation, marked by only one successful reproductive cycle.

For the most part, Sheepsquatches lead solitary lives, much like many Ursoidea. They come together only for mating or to travel in groups with their own or others’ offspring. Within their territory, they hunt game of all sizes and consume a diverse diet of berries, roots, bark, herbs, fish, amphibians, and insects. Boundaries are established through scent and are fiercely defended, often leading to conflicts in the spring, right after hibernation. Females usually allow other females to cross their territory…