Social tendencies of the Corsican Mouflon Ovis ammon musimon in the caroux-espinouse massif (South of France).

Mouflons, according to their age and sex, show particular social tendencies during the annual cycle. During its life, each individual builds on its own "ontogenetic social trajectory" whose annual variations are representative of its social tendencies. Males and females present major differences from the beginning of their second year of life. As they grow older, a process of social segregation develops between the sexes. Individual behaviour is considered here as one of the major causes of group formation in mouflons. This point of view, inspired by Mason, appears quite complementary to Hinde's conceptual framework and leads us to a new viewpoint of social system in ungulates.