Sheep
Sheep are woolly herbivorous ungulates, that are farmed in many places for their wool, their fleeces, their meat and sometimes their milk. Male sheep are called rams or tups, female sheep are ewes, baby sheep are lambs.
Sheep farming is particularly important in New Zealand, Australia and many parts of the United Kingdom, especially Wales and the wild borderlands of Scotland.
Wild Sheep
Wild varieties of sheep are found in many mountainous regions worldwide. Full species include the bighorn sheep of North America, the mouflon of Sardinia and Corsica, and the aoudad of North Africa. Herds of feral sheep are also known, such as the Soay sheep of certain Scottish islands, believed to have lived wild since the Bronze Age.
Sheep in the Bible
Sheep are mentioned many times in the Bible, and Christians are frequently likened to sheep of whom God is the shepherd, most notably in Psalm 23:
1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
(KJV)
Note: This does not mean that Christians are required to be sheepish.
