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Lambkin (cat)
Lambkin is a dialect term for a young sheep, lamb. Lambkin may refer to: *Lamkin, Child Ballad *Lambkin cat, an experimental dwarf cat breed with a curly coat *The Lambkin (1881–1900), British racehorse *Lambkin, mascot of Fort Collins High School People with the name *David Lambkin, an English novelist *Deborah Lambkin (born 1970), an Irish botanical artist *Marcus Lambkin (born 1971), known as Shit Robot, Irish electronic musician and DJ {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheep
Sheep (: sheep) or domestic sheep (''Ovis aries'') are a domesticated, ruminant mammal 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. Numbering a little over one billion, domestic sheep are also the most numerous species of sheep. An adult female is referred to as a ''ewe'' ( ), an intact male as a ''ram'', occasionally a ''tup'', a castrated male as a ''wether'', and a young sheep as a ''lamb''. Sheep are most likely descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia, with Iran being a geographic envelope of the domestication center. One of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agricultural purposes, sheep are raised for fleeces, meat ( lamb, hogget or mutton), and milk. A sheep's wool is the most widely used animal fiber, and is usually harvested by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
