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Due to farming, there are over one billion sheep in the world.
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Uncastrated male sheep are called “rams,” castrated male sheep are called “wethers,” female sheep are called “ewes,” and baby sheep are called “lambs.”
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A group of sheep are usually called a “herd”, “flock”, “drove” or “mob”.
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Sheep can see behind them without turning their heads around. They have excellent peripheral vision, but poor depth perception.
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Sheep are herbivores – they eat mainly grass and other plants.
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Sheep are ruminants with four-chambered stomachs which break down the plants they eat.
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There are over 900 breeds of sheep in the world!
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Sheep do not have any upper front teeth.
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It is quite common for sheep to give birth to twins.
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A sheep was the first animal in the world to be cloned.
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Sheep have very good memories and have been shown to remember at least 50 other sheep and humans for years.
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Baby lambs are usually able to stand up and walk soon after being born.
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Sheep are social animals and feel safest when they are together in a herd.
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Sheep tend to follow one another everywhere!
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Sheep cannot get up if they fall onto their backs - you will need to help them up to stop them from dying.
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Sheep were one of the first animals to be domesticated by humans – all the way back in biblical times!