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Sheep
Ovis aries
Farm Animal
least concern
Herbivore
Sheep are fluffy farm animals covered in soft wool. They live in groups called flocks and say 'baa' to talk to each other!
Habitat
Farms and grasslands worldwide
Fun Facts
- •Sheep can recognize up to 50 other sheep faces!
- •A sheep's wool never stops growing.
- •Sheep have excellent memories and can remember things for years.
- •Baby sheep are called lambs and can walk within minutes of being born!
Sounds
Sheep baaing sound
call
Source: animal-sounds.org
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Artiodactyla
- family
- Bovidae
- genus
- Ovis
- species
- aries
Tags
farm
wool
herbivore
flock