Sheep Trivia

• There are 150 yards (450 feet) of wool yarn in a baseball.

• Sheep make a bleating sound. A baby lamb can identify its mother by her bleat.

• Lamb is the lowest in cholesterol of all red meats.

• The body of a sheep is covered with wool. Once a year, the wool is removed by shearing (shaving).

• Sheep have no top front teeth but the roof of their mouth is hard. This permits sheep to eat vegetation close to the ground and prevents them from pulling up plant roots.

• One mature ewe produces 7 to 10 pounds of newly shorn wool a year - enough to make a man's suit.

• The small intestines from 11 sheep are needed to make 1 tennis racket.

• Sheep have poor eyesight but an excellent sense of hearing.

• One pound of wool can be spun into 20 miles of fine yarn.

• Soay sheep shed their wool naturally in the spring.