Sheep

Domesticated livestock found globally. They were likely domesticated from the wild Mouflon in the fertile crescent of the Middle East.

Ruminant herbivores (grazers).

• Wild: Grasses, legumes, and forbs.
• Zoo: Hay, pasture grass, and sheep pellets.

• Wild: 10 – 12 years
• Captivity: 12 – 15 years

• Memory: Sheep have excellent memories and can recognize up to 50 individual sheep and human faces for years.
• Rectangular Pupils: Their pupils allow for wide peripheral vision to spot predators while grazing.
• Mob Instinct: They have a strong flocking instinct and will follow a leader blindly, even into danger.