sheep

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Today, the island is also home to 200 sheep and around 30,000 breeding pairs of Manx shearwater birds.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Sometimes sheep are merely sheep, and sometimes they’re stand-ins for a willfully credulous populace.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Conservationists and policy makers are cooperating to build the crossings, which will allow mountain lions, bighorn sheep and black bears to safely move about their environment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

What could be cozier than a flock of charismatic sheep hunting their shepherd’s killer?

From Salon • May 17, 2026

She paused, then added, "And when you put the hay in the pen for the sheep and goats at night, be sure to put it in the middle and not near the fence."

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene