Wooly Wooly

Sheep are a very valuable source of food. Did you know that sheep can be milked just like cows? Sheeps' milk is often used to make gourmet cheeses. Mutton, or the meat of sheep, is another food product for which the animals may be raised.

One thing that you may not know is that the fat from sheep also known as tallow, can be used to make both candles and soap. The tallow is cooked to purify it, and then molded into candles or further prepared into blocks of soap.

Female sheep are called ewes, male sheep are called rams, and baby sheep are called lambs. Lambs typically weigh about nine pounds when they are born. Did you know that sheep can have twins or even triplets?

A lamb drinks its mother's milk for about 4 months and then it eats grass, hay and grain. A sheep usually lives to be about eight years old but can sometimes live to be as old as twenty.

Finally, sheep make wonderful pets to many people all over the world. While they may require different care and housing than dogs and cats, they still need love and attention.

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