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Sheep are raised for their wool.

Sheep

Sheep are raised for their wool.

Sheep are raised for their wool. This is a fat-tailed sheep, known for their obvious fat tails.

Sheep

Sheep are raised for their wool. This is a fat-tailed sheep, known for their obvious fat tails.

Lincoln and Negretti sheep.

Sheep

Lincoln and Negretti sheep.

A sheep, the head of the herd.

Sheep

A sheep, the head of the herd.

A Rocky Mountain sheep from North America.

Sheep

A Rocky Mountain sheep from North America.

An important and useful class of ruminant animals, which are closely allied to the goat, but differ from it in having somewhat twisted horned with transverse ridges.

Sheep

An important and useful class of ruminant animals, which are closely allied to the goat, but differ…

Usually horned mammals of the genis Ovis.

Sheep

Usually horned mammals of the genis Ovis.

A sheep

Sheep

A sheep

A sheep

Sheep

A sheep

Dorset-horn ram, popular in areas where winter lambs are produced. It is claimed that a large proportion of its lambs will be early enough for the winter market.

Dorset-Horn Ram

Dorset-horn ram, popular in areas where winter lambs are produced. It is claimed that a large proportion…

A pair of American merino sheep, noted for its excellent fleece.

American Merino Sheep

A pair of American merino sheep, noted for its excellent fleece.

The bighorn is a wild sheep of the Rocky Mountains known to frequent the craggiest of rocks.

Bighorn Sheep

The bighorn is a wild sheep of the Rocky Mountains known to frequent the craggiest of rocks.

A sheep with a long, broad tail.

Broad Tailed Sheep

A sheep with a long, broad tail.

A pair of Delino merinos. They are more suited to be used for mutton, but their wool is of lesser quality than that of the American merino.

Delaine Merino Sheep

A pair of Delino merinos. They are more suited to be used for mutton, but their wool is of lesser quality…

Sheep bred mainly for their wool.

Ewe and Lamb

Sheep bred mainly for their wool.

A breed of white faced sheep used for wool and meat.

Cheviot Ewe

A breed of white faced sheep used for wool and meat.

A coarse-wooled breed of sheep.

Cotswold Ewe

A coarse-wooled breed of sheep.

"The Leicesters are the most important sheep to the country. They are more widely diffused in the kingdom than any of their congeners. Although, from the altered taste of the community, their mutton is less esteemed than formerly, they still constitute the staple breed of the midland counties of England. Leicester rams are also more in demand then ever for crossing with other breeds." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Leicester Ewe

"The Leicesters are the most important sheep to the country. They are more widely diffused in the kingdom…

An illustration of a Merino ewe.

Merino Ewe

An illustration of a Merino ewe.

An illustration of a Texel or Mounton flandrin ewe.

Mounton Flandrin Ewe

An illustration of a Texel or Mounton flandrin ewe.

An illustration of a Paular ewe.

Paular Ewe

An illustration of a Paular ewe.

Shropshire ewe. This breed of hornless sheep is noted for its high quality meat.

Shropshire Ewe

Shropshire ewe. This breed of hornless sheep is noted for its high quality meat.

An illustration of a group of Merino ewes.

Merino Ewes

An illustration of a group of Merino ewes.

A popular sheep bred for its wool.

French Sheep

A popular sheep bred for its wool.

"Has drooping ears, a convex forehead, short hair, a brisket and dewlap like those of an ox, and two lobes consisting of hard, curdy fat beneath the throat, appearing like goitres." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Goitred Sheep

"Has drooping ears, a convex forehead, short hair, a brisket and dewlap like those of an ox, and two…

A lamb

Lamb

A lamb

A lamb

Lamb

A lamb

Two lambs

Lambs

Two lambs

"The Leicesters are the most important sheep to the country. They are more widely diffused in the kingdom than any of their congeners. Although, from the altered taste of the community, their mutton is less esteemed than formerly, they still constitute the staple breed of the midland counties of England. Leicester rams are also more in demand then ever for crossing with other breeds." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Leicester Ram

"The Leicesters are the most important sheep to the country. They are more widely diffused in the kingdom…

A popular sheep bred for its wool.

Merino Sheep

A popular sheep bred for its wool.

An illustration of a Spanish merino ewe.

Spanish Merino Ewe

An illustration of a Spanish merino ewe.

The Rocky Mountain Sheep is much larger than the domestic sheep, (Smiley, 1839).

Mountain Sheep

The Rocky Mountain Sheep is much larger than the domestic sheep, (Smiley, 1839).

A sheep having four horns.

Quadricorn Sheep

A sheep having four horns.

Sheep are raised for their wool.

Ram

Sheep are raised for their wool.

The male of the sheep and allied animals.

Ram

The male of the sheep and allied animals.

A male sheep.

Ram

A male sheep.

Shropshire ram. This breed of hornless sheep is noted for its high quality meat.

Shropshire Ram

Shropshire ram. This breed of hornless sheep is noted for its high quality meat.

A sheep with spiral, long horns and long wool.

Wallachian Sheep

A sheep with spiral, long horns and long wool.

An illustration of a white sheep standing up.

White Sheep

An illustration of a white sheep standing up.