Common Name: Sheep
Scientific Name: Ovis aries
Class: Mammals
Diet: Herbivore
Size: Sheep weight can be up to 40 - 130kg
Average Lifespan: 5-10 years
Origin: Europe & Asia
Conservation Status: Not Evaluated
Physical Description
Sheep have a narrow face and vertical cleft and it is fully covered with short hair except on the edge of the nostrils and lips.
Sheep are covered almost completely in wool.
Sheep's wool has a soft curly hair and it is used for fiber. The wool is very irritating to the skin when in sweater form.
Habitat
Grass plains and mountainous region
Did You Know?
A character in 'Shaun the sheep'.
They are approximately 1 billion of sheep worldwide and about 900 different breeds. Typically kept as livestock. Domesticated for agriculture purpose.
Meat & milk producer, as well as wool production.
Thick woolly coat protects them from cold and heat.
Sheep have four-chamber stomach to digest food.
Sheep has excellent hearing poor vision.
They has field of vision around 300 degrees, allowing them to see behind themselves without having to turning their head.
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