Sheep's facts

Sheep can see almost everything around them, except for what’s directly behind them, without turning their heads.
One way sheep communicate with each other and their surroundings is through scent.
Sheep males lack the beards of goats. Sheep usually have short tails. In all wild species of sheep, the outer coat takes the form of hair, and beneath this lies a short undercoat of fine wool that has been developed into the fleece of domesticated sheep.
Sheep are basically timid animals who tend to graze in flocks and are almost totally lacking in protection from predators. They mature at about one year of age, and many breed when they reach the age of about one and a half years.
The sheeps prefer grazing on grass or legume vegetation that is short and fine, though they will also consume high, coarse, or brushy plants as well.
Sheep were first domesticated from wild species of sheep at least 5000 BCE, and their remains have been found at numerous sites of early human habitation in the Middle East, Europe, and Central Asia.
Worldwide, it is estimated that there are more than 1000 distinct sheep breeds. The domestic sheep is a multi-purpose animal, and the more than 200 breeds now in existence were created to serve these diverse purposes.
Most sheep are either white or black but those are not the only colors that a sheep can be. There are actually several colors that sheep can have depending on their breed and genetic history.
The most common colors seen in sheep are white, red, black, gray, silver, brown and cream. They can be light, dark, solid, multi-colored, and patterned. The patterns can include stripes, speckles, piebald, and spotted.
Wild sheep are largely variations of brown hues, and variation within species is extremely limited. Colors of domestic sheep range from pure white to dark chocolate brown, and even spotted or piebald.
Sheep are naturally well-adapted to upland habitats and extreme climates, allowing them to thrive where other mammals may struggle to survive. Wild sheep are most often found across the Middle East, Asia, Central Europe and North America, where they inhabit steep mountainous areas.
Fine wool sheep produce wool fibers with a very small fiber diameter, usually 20 microns or less. A micron is one-millionth of a meter. Fine wool sheep account for more than 50 percent of the world's sheep population. Fine wool sheep are best adapted to arid and semi-arid regions.
stapled wool with a large fiber diameter, usually greater than 30 microns. Long wool sheep are best adapted to cool, high rainfall areas with abundant forage. They are commonly raised in England, Scotland, New Zealand, and the Falkland Islands.
Lambs can walk just minutes after they are born, though they are often dependent on their mothers for the first four to six months of their lives.
Lambs suckle frequently during their first few weeks of life, from 1 to 2 times per hour, for as long as 3 minutes each time. But, by the end of their fifth week, they will only be sucking once every 2 hours. Baby lambs are like other baby animals. They sleep a lot, approximately 8 to 12 hours per day.