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A sheep that acts like a sheep dog. Puzzle: Donkey The Chronicles of Narnia: C. S. Lewis: Rudolph: Reindeer Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: Robert L. May: A reindeer originally from the 1939 story 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer', later adapted to a 1949 song, a 1964 television special, and various derivative works. Woolly Sheep When Sheep Can ...
Four breeds of sheep, in the illustrated encyclopedia Meyers Konversationslexikon. This is a list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species. Some sheep breeds have a hair coat and are known as haired sheep.
Wooloo (/ ˈ w uː l uː / ⓘ; Japanese: ウールー, Hepburn: Ūrū) is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon media franchise.First introduced in the video games Pokémon Sword and Shield, they were inspired by the large amount of sheep native to Britain, the location on which Sword and Shield ' s Galar region is based.
This is a list of sheep breeds usually considered to originate in Canada and the United States. [1] [2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
It is documented as far back as the fifteenth century, but the present German name was not used before 1884; the breed standard dates from 1962. In the past there was some cross-breeding with imported sheep: in the nineteenth century with Bergamasca and Cotswold stock, [4]: 940 and in the twentieth century with the Southdown. [3]: 280
Rollover sheep handler for crutching, foot inspection and paring, general husbandry, udder inspection etc. Springer - a ewe close to lambing. Stag – a ram castrated after about 6 months of age. Staple – a group of wool fibres that formed a cluster or lock. Store – a sheep (or other meat animal) in good average condition, but not fat ...
In August 2009, a Texel tup lamb named Deveronvale Perfection was sold for a then world record price for a sheep of £231,000. [6] Bred in Banffshire, Scotland, the lamb was sold by Graham Morrison of Cornhill, Aberdeenshire to fellow sheep farmer Jimmy Douglas at a sale in Lanark. The high price has been attributed to the lamb's strong ...
Loaghtan sheep on Jersey. The Loaghtan is believed to be the closest surviving relative of the now extinct Jersey sheep. Already in medieval times, Jersey was famous for its woolens. Consequently, the name of the island became a generic term for the jersey, an item of knitted clothing, worn as a pullover.