Sheep
Sheep or the Domestic Sheep was a common farm animal that went extinct sometime after or during the The Reign of Fire. Their flammable wool and lack of ability to survive in the wild or go long periods of time without shearing likely led to their destruction.
Although there are others in the genus Ovis that may be refered to as Sheep, the Domestic Sheep held the name the most, and in everyday usage people always refer to Domestic Sheep as Sheep.
As Sheep went extinct many years ago, much information about them has been lost. Any information that remains was passed down through oral tradition, or barely preserved documents. The fires destroyed many written documents and many farms. Any sheep that survived didn't last long against the dragons and the wild. Domestic Sheep did not have the wild survival instincts their ancestors had. Their wool doesn't stop growing, and its flammable. Dragons found them easy prey, though they didn't like all the wool. The dragons would set their wool on fire, killing the sheep and destroying the wool for the dragons. Ultimately, Domestic Sheep perished because of the fact that they were domesticated.
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Anatomy
Sheep were described as small ruminants, with crimped fur or wool, and often had horns that formed a lateral spiral. Like many domestic animals, Sheep had different breeds with different characteristics. Some breeds had both sexes with horns, some were polled (having no horns), and some had only the females polled.
Sheep also had a variety of wool colors. They ranged from white to a dark brown, although white was the most common and sought after due to it being easily dyeable. White was a dominant color, allowing it to spread easier.
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Geographic Origin and Distribution
Truely, the Domestic Sheep could have been found all over the world. They could be kept as long as there was enough land for them to graze. Although some were barn raised, being kept inside and fed through trophs. However, nearly all of them were farm raised, or relied on humans to protect them.
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