Sheep

:This article is about the animal, sheep; for other meanings of Sheep, see Sheep (disambiguation).

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A sheep is any of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds, but most commonly the Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries), which probably descends from the wild moufflon of south-central and south-west Asia. For other types of sheep and their close relatives, see goat antelope. For more information on the raising and breeding of sheep, see "Sheep husbandry".

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Ruminant: A ruminant is any hooved animal that digests its food in two steps, first by eating the raw material and regurgitating a semi-digested form known as cud, then eating the cud, a process called ruminating. Ruminants include cows, goats, sheep, camels, llamas, giraffes, bison, buffalos, deer, wildebees...

Quadruped: A quadruped is any animal having exactly four walking legs. This includes many mammals such as cattle or cats, and most reptiles like lizards. Birds are not quadrupeds....

Moufflon: Moufflon are a type wild sheep (Ovis orientalis and O. musimon) native to the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica and western Asia (especially Turkey and southern Iran). There exists also a type of Moufflon unique to Cyprus. The males have large curling horns, and are large, agile and relatively shy mamm...

Sheep related Images and Photos (experimental)

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