sheep
{plural – the same spelling and pronunciation, ‘sheep’}
a kind of animal – mammal – four-legged – grass-eating – diurnal (= active during day)
There are two varieties of sheep: the wild sheep and the domesticated sheep:
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wild sheep:
wild sheep look more like a goat, but there are some differences the experts know better. The most striking differences are goats have ‘goat beard’, a tuft of long beard-like hair hanging from their chins, but sheep do not have those beards, the other one is goats have strong distinctive odour (body smell) but sheep do not have; some wild sheep species (kinds) have horns – short or long or large curved ones – some species do not have horns, yet some others have horns only in males; some species have short tails, some have long tails; size: the smallest (Mouflon sheep) 2-3 feet tall at the shoulder, and weight 35-45 Kg., and the largest (Gobi Argali) 4 feet tall at the shoulder, and weight 100-150 Kg, horns 20 inch long; several species found in most parts of the world, mostly in the rugged mountainous regions
female ~~ eve
baby ~~ lamb
group ~~ flock, herd, drift, mob, pack, trip
voice ~~ bleat
home ~~ —
The ‘Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep’ is the state mammal of Colorado; and the ‘desert bighorn sheep’ is the state mammal of Nevada, USA.
The wild sheep are mostly hunted as game animal – hunted for sport and to keep the head with horns as trophies!
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