This photo essay documents a snippet in the life of a newborn Dall Sheep lamb--what it takes to get lunch! To give birth, this ewe segregated herself from her band (all females, usually related, and their yearling offspring), high on an East-facing slope of Polychrome Mountain in Denali National Park. She selected a small shelf with a shallow rock overhang, surrounded by more rock faces and scree slopes. Predators will be easy to spot, and the resident Hoary Marmots and Collared Pikas will announce their presence. She and the newborn will spend about a week here, while the lamb gains strength and imprints on her. But back to Junior's problem: Mom has settled down for a nap, and Junior isn't ready yet. In his less than one week of life he's learned a lot about this world, especially that a full stomach always beats an empty one. Unfortunately, mom is laying on the lunch wagon, so what can he do to make her stand up?