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Domestic sheep - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Domestic sheep ( Ovis aries ) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although t...
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Ovis aries breeds on a seasonal basis, determined by day length, with females (ewes) first becoming fertile in the early fall and remaining fertile through midwinter. Estrus cycles range between 14 and 20 days with 17 as the average.
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Taxonomic name: Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758; Synonyms: Ovis aries musimon Pallas, 1762 , Ovis aries ophion Blyth, 1841 , Ovis musimon musimon Pallas, 1762 , Ovis musimon ophion Blyth, 1841 , Ovis musimon Pallas, 1762 , Ovis ophion Blyth, 1841 , Ovis orientalis Gmelin, 1774;
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Species Ovis aries (Sheep)
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We have all heard of sheep in some form or another. While growing up, we sang the nursery rhyme "Baa Baa Black Sheep" or "Mary had a Little Lamb." Some of us may have even watched the TV show "Lamb Chop's Play-Along" on PBS. Later on when we couldn't fall asleep, ... Ovis aries: More about Mary's Little Lamb...
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Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 (Red Sheep) in Encyclopedia of Life ... Mouflon tend to feed early in the morning and in the evening, resting during the day under an overhanging bush or rock, where they are well hidden. Mouflon are gregarious and form non-territorial herds grazing on grasses, unless food is scarce ... Ovis-musimon...
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Media in category "Ovis aries" ... Mammal Species of the World Link: Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 ... ITIS link: Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758...
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From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository ... Ovis orientalis aries 'Skudde' ... Categories: Ovis aries | Herbivores...
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