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Sheep

Ovis aries

Photo by NathalieM
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Field Notes

Description:

Mammals kept as livestock for their wool and meat

Habitat:

Seen on a farm in New Zealand. Found worldwide (population of over 1 billion). Originated in Europe or Asia.

Notes:

The way the sheep are "posed" in the first picture remind me of members of a gang or mafia in old movies

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PublishedJanuary 7, 2013

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