Don't Walk Away From Me, Sheep, Ewe, Female, Green Hill Park Zoo, Worcester, Ma Stock Photo

Sheep - the word sheep is used to refer to a domestic animal that's kept for its wool. Sheep or domesticated, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Although the term sheep can apply to other species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to domesticated sheep. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even toed ungulates. the word lamb refers to a young baby sheep. BIghorn sheep are named for the large, curved horns borne by the rams (males). Ewes (females) have horns but they are shorter with less curvature