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- This article refers to the sheep genus. For the species commonly referred to simply as "sheep", see Domestic sheep.
A sheep is an individual of any of the eight woolly mammal species that comprise the genus Ovis, part of the goat antelope subfamily. All the sheep are bovids (members of the family Bovidae) and ruminants, meaning they chew cud. The domestic sheep is thought to be descended from the wild moufflon of central and southwest Asia. Members of the genus are highly gregarious.
Female sheep are called ewes, males are called rams (or "bucks") and young sheep are called lambs. The adjective applying to sheep is ovine and the collective terms for sheep are flock and mob. The term herd is also occasionally used in this sense.
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think mary did have a little lamb but killed her cause she lacked the dominance hierarchy of ovis aries & its natural inclination 2 follow.
titsandlasers (am a dude) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:24:39 -0000
think mary did have a little lamb but killed her cause she lacked the dominance hierarchy of ovis aries & its natural inclination 2 follow.
@gummo 3D or regular?
ovis (Ovi) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:16:02 -0000
@gummo 3D or regular?
had to take a break to empty my bowels; yuletide feast & jogging don't really mix well
ovis (Ovi) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:15:05 -0000
had to take a break to empty my bowels; yuletide feast & jogging don't really mix well
Ich bin gerade bei http://www.jogmap.de 10.5 km gelaufen - Neuer km-Stand bei jogmap: 1577.9 km.
ovis (Ovi) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:12:39 -0000
Ich bin gerade bei http://www.jogmap.de 10.5 km gelaufen - Neuer km-Stand bei jogmap: 1577.9 km.
In the argot of Wayfaring, Know, Dare, Will & Keep Silent would be: Uvis, Axis, Ixis, Ovis: Inspired, level-headed, noble and humble.
Eidyn_Taliesin (Eidyn Taliesin) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:49:01 -0000
In the argot of Wayfaring, Know, Dare, Will & Keep Silent would be: Uvis, Axis, Ixis, Ovis: Inspired, level-headed, noble and humble.
@Maacsi Jó neked. Engem anya arra kényszerÃtett, hogy ovis szintű gyerekdalokat játtszak a fa alatt. Elég gáz volt.
PalinkasPeti (Pálinkás Péter) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:44:44 -0000
@Maacsi Jó neked. Engem anya arra kényszerített, hogy ovis szintű gyerekdalokat játtszak a fa alatt. Elég gáz volt.
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