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Sheep Facts

People started raising sheep over ten thousand years ago.

Spinning wool into thread began about 5,000 years ago.

One pound of wool can make ten miles of yarn.

Sheep prefer running water when they drink

When Woodrow Wilson was President, the First Lady had sheep graze on the White House lawn to keep it neat and well trimmed.

President James Madison wore an inaugural jacket made from the wool of sheep raised on his Virginia farm.

If you see a sheep on its back, lend a hand! A sheep can't get up from that position. If left on its back too long, it will eventually die.

Ewes typically give birth to twins.

Sheep grow two teeth a year until they have eight.

Sheep only have lower teeth that press against an upper palette

A one-year old sheep is called a hogget

A two-year old sheep is called a two-tooth.