Sheep or Goats

What do you know about these animals?

There are over 1 billion sheep in the world.
China has the largest number of sheep in the world.
Adult female sheep are known as ewes.
Adult male sheep are known as rams.
Castrated adult male sheep are known as wethers.
A group of sheep is known as a herd, flock or mob.
Young sheep are called lambs.
Sheep have a field of vision of around 300 degrees, allowing them to see behind themselves without having to turn their head.
Sheep are herbivores that eat vegetation such as grass.
The digestive system of sheep features four chambers which help break down what they eat.
Sheep like to stay close to others in a herd which makes them easier to move together to new pastures.
In 1996, a sheep named Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned from a somatic cell.
Domesticated sheep are raised for a number of agricultural products including fleece and meat.

A baby goat is called a kid, but did you know that a goat giving birth is said to be "kidding"?
Goats are sociable animals and therefore become depressed if they are separated or isolated from their companions, however they are not flock-orientated like sheep.
They are one of the cleanliest animals and are much more selective feeders than cows, sheep, pigs, swine and even dogs.
Goats are very intelligent and curious animals. Their inquisitive nature is exemplified in their constant desire to explore and investigate anything unfamiliar which they come across.
They communicate with each other by bleating. Mothers will often call to their young (kids) to ensure they stay close-by. Mother and kid goats recognize each other’s calls soon after the mothers give birth.

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