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Gravity Defying Photos of Big Horn Sheep At The Buffalo Bill Dam In
Wyoming-Real
Photos!
Inaccurate Details!
Summary of the eRumor: This is a forwarded email with images attached
that says big horn sheep were photographed walking across the steep wall
of the Buffalo Bill Dam in Cody, Wyoming.
The Truth: The photos are real but were not taken at
the Buffalo Bill Dam, according to a spokesperson at the Buffalo Bill Dam &
Visitor Center, which is located about 6
miles west of Cody, Wyoming. She also told
TruthOrFiction.Com that the location of the dam in the picture was in Italy and the
animals in the photo were identified as ibex, not big horn sheep.
These were actually photos
of Alpine
Ibex taken at the Lake Cingino Dam in the Italian Alps by Maurizio
Piazzai, who posted them on the Internet.
Left Photo: Buffalo Bill Dam
near Cody, Wy Right Photo: Lake
Cingino Dam in Italy
updated 09/28/10
A real example of the eRumor as it has
appeared on the Internet:
Bighorn sheep defying gravity:
For those who aren't familiar with the view - it's the downstream face
of the dam and those dots are bighorns WALKING ACROSS IT. They're
licking the surface - salt, maybe? I'm just sitting here with my mouth
hanging open....
The Buffalo Bill Dam on the Shoshoni River at Cody,
Wyoming....
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The photos are real but were not taken at
the Buffalo Bill Dam, according to a spokesperson at the Buffalo Bill Dam &
Visitor Center, which is located about 6
miles west of Cody, Wyoming. She also told
TruthOrFiction.Com that the location of the dam in the picture was in Italy and the
animals in the photo were identified as ibex, not big horn sheep.
