Mammal
Sheep
Scientific name: Ovis aries
This is a sheep. Sheep have soft, woolly coats and say baa!
Quick facts
- Size
- Length: 1.2–1.8 m (3.9–5.9 ft)Height: 0.7–1.3 m (2.1–4.2 ft)
- Weight
- 20–200 kg (44–441 lb)
- Food
- Plant eater
- Awake
- Active by day
- In the wild
- Domestic animal
- They live with people, on farms and in homes.
All about the Sheep
Sheep are gentle farm animals that people keep for their wool, milk and meat. They graze on grass and like to stay close together in flocks, sometimes of a thousand sheep or more. A grown-up male is called a ram, and a female is called a ewe.
Fun facts
One star is easy, three stars are for big explorers.
- Easy
Sheep eat grass.
- Medium
A lamb can stand up and drink its mother's milk just a few minutes after it is born.
- Medium
There are more than a billion sheep in the world.
- Hard
People started keeping sheep 9,000 to 11,000 years ago.
- Hard
There are more than 200 different breeds of sheep.
Where does it live?
The Sheep lives with people, so you can find it in the coloured places and many more.
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- South America
- Oceania
What does the Sheep eat?
- GrassFavourite food
Play and learn
Games with this animal and its friends.
