Sheep Wild and Domestic Animals Short History And Images Collection

Short History Of Sheep ,Wild And Domestic Animals picture gallery :

Sheep originated from wild sheep which include the Mouflon . Sheep were domesticated by humans around 10,000 BC. They were among the first animals domesticated. As sheep were raised under tamed conditions they went through several changes. They began to develop more wool and less hair. The color of the wool and hair changed from brown and shades to whites and black. Their ears became more of a lop ear than an erect ear. The horns that the wild sheep possessed were weakened and disappeared from many breeds. The tails of wild sheep had less vertebrates or bones than.
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Selection for economically important traits like wool type. Some breeds only have hair and some wool and some both.Female sheep are called ewes and baby sheep are called lambs and male sheep are called rams. A group of sheep is called a flock.

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Sheep are precocial, gregarious animals. Precocial means that they have a high degree of independence at birth. Gregarious means that they flock together or like to be with a group. Sheep are social animals, but the most important reason they like to flock together is for protection. Some breeds of sheep are more gregarious than others and there are also some solitary breeds.Sheep are timid, nervous and easily frightened animals and for the most part defenseless against predators like coyotes and wild dogs.Sheep don't like to walk in water or move through narrow openings. They prefer to move into the wind and up hill than down wind and down hill.

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Sheep usually give birth once a year and have 1to3 lambs. They normally live to be about 8 years old but can sometimes live to be as old as 20. Pregnancy lasts for 147 days.Lambs form strong bonds with their mothers. They can identify their mother by her bleat.

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Sheep have a four chambered stomach. Sheep are very selective in their grazing habits. Sheep have a split in their upper lip.Sheep rank in intelligence just below the pig and even with cattle. They react to situations they encounter using instincts that have developed over centuries.Sheep have an excellent sense of hearing. They are more sensitive to high frequency noise than people and get scared by loud noises.

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