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Jacob Sheep

O. aries

Description:

Large specimen black and white feisty fellows!

Habitat:

Farm animal

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10 Comments

Nicholas4
Nicholas4 12 years ago

Thanks all!

auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

Curiouser and curiouser I heard it said. Thanks for the introduction to something brand new (to me).

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Bizarre and amazing. Four horns per sheep-head - ouch !
I was hoping his name was Jacob but it seems they're all called Jacob :)

Horns and attitude, I wouldn't want to tick it off!

Nicholas4
Nicholas4 12 years ago

Apparently the horns are for defense purposes. The sheep were bread to go after predators and they are companions to a heard of other sheep or cows..

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 12 years ago

Amazing pictures and horns

Other than stature why would you need a set of horns like that? its like radar for predators, great weapon unless your under a tree! Thanks for sharing! Its a new one for me!

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Those horns are interesting

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

great horns!

Very Curious and bizarre Creature!

Nicholas4
Spotted by
Nicholas4

New Jersey, USA

Spotted on Aug 6, 2011
Submitted on Jan 27, 2012

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