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Sheep

Ovis aries

Description:

Sheep have horizontal slit-shaped pupils, possessing excellent peripheral vision; with visual fields of approximately 270° to 320°, sheep can see behind themselves without turning their heads.

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3 Comments

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 11 years ago

Wiki is great for this . Kind of information that I like ... not too technical : )

The MnMs
The MnMs 11 years ago

Is borrowed from Wikipedia. It just called my attention when I was adding the link to the spotting :-)

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 11 years ago

I learn something new on PN everyday . .... thanks for the info Marta!

The MnMs
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Oud-Heverlee, Vlaanderen, Belgium

Spotted on Feb 6, 2012
Submitted on May 17, 2012

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