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AMPHIBIANS:
Pac Man Frog
BIRDS:
Chickens
Cockatoo, Sulfer Crested
Chinese Geese
Ducks
Helmeted Guinea Fowl
Macaw, Blue & Yellow
Miniature Macaw
Parrot, Amazon
MAMMALS:
Black Bear
Bobcat
Capuchin, Black & White
Coati Mundis
Cougar
Deer, Fallow
Ferrets
Goat (Pygmy)
Hedgehog
Lemur, Ringtailed
Leopard, black
Liger
Lion (African)
Lion (Barbary)
Macaque, Java
Macaque, Snow
Marmoset
Pig
Sheep
Tiger (Bengal)
Tiger (Siberian)
Vervet
Wolves
Zebra
REPTILES:
Alligator
Anaconda
Bearded Dragon
Boa, Columbian
California King Snake
Corn Snake
Iguana
Lizard, African Plated
Python, Burmese
Python, Reticulated
Python, Royal
Skink, Blue Tongue
Tortoise, Spurred
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| Domestic
Sheep |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
Weight:
100-225 pounds for ewes; 150-350 pounds for rams. Horns of rams usually
curve outward. In some breeds both rams and ewes have horns; other
breeds are hornless. They have cloven hoofs and slim ankles. Muscular
upper legs help them move quickly and easily. They have no upper incisors,
but have 8 lower incisors. They also have 6 grinding teeth on the
back part of each jaw. Most sheep have tails, but these are cut off
for reason of cleanliness. Sheep are classified into four groups,
depending upon their fleece. These are: fine wool, crossbred wool,
medium wool, and coarse wool.
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| GEOGRAPHICAL
RANGE AND HABITAT: |
Raised
in all parts of the world. Australia is the world's leading sheep-producing
country, raising one-sixth of the world's sheep; has 15 sheep per
person. In New Zealand, there are 20 sheep per person. In the U.S.
most sheep are raised west of the Mississippi.
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| DIET: |
| Grass,
weeds and shrubs on range. Also grain and hay on farm in winter.
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| LIFE
CYCLE/SOCIAL STRUCTURE: |
Begin
breeding at age two; have young every year after that. Gestation period
is five months. Life span is 13 years.Enemies are meat-eating wild
animals and dogs. Also, the kea parrot of New Zealand sinks its sharp
bill into the sheep's back and eats its flesh and fat.
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| SPECIAL
ADAPTATIONS: |
| Can
bite off grass much closer to the ground than cattle can. Can live
without water for long periods.
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| INTERPRETIVE
INFORMATION: |
| Sheep
yield wool, meat and leather. Also furnish raw materials for glue,
tallow, suet, soap, fertilizer, cosmetics, and catgut used in stringing
tennis rackets. The U.S. can produce nearly all the lamb and mutton
it needs, but imports much wool.
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| STATUS
IN WILD: |
| Only
found in domesticated state.
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| Special
thanks to the Oakland Zoo website where most of this data was obtained.
Please visit them at http://www.oaklandzoo.org |
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