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Icelandic sheep

íslenska sauðkindin

Photo by Meik Meißner
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Grazing sheep I met in South Island.

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Icelandic sheep

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Iceland Sheep

Ovis aries

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Mary Alliston Butt
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Mary Alliston Butt
íslenska sauðkindin is simply "Icelandic sheep" in Icelandic. This is not the scientific name, just a common name. Otis aries is the scientific name, as it is a domestic sheep.

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