Fun Sheep Facts for Kids

Fun Sheep Facts for Kids

Check out our range of fun sheep facts for kids. Learn what a group of sheep is called, what they eat, how many there are in the world and much more. Read on and enjoy a variety of interesting information about sheep.

• There are over 1 billion sheep in the world.
  
• China has the largest number of sheep in the world.
  
• Adult female sheep are known as ewes.
  
• Adult male sheep are known as rams.
  
• Castrated adult male sheep are known as wethers.
  
• A group of sheep is known as a herd, flock or mob.
  
• Young sheep are called lambs.
  
• Sheep have a field of vision of around 300 degrees, allowing them to see behind themselves without having to turn their head.
  
• Sheep are herbivores that eat vegetation such as grass.
  
• The digestive system of sheep features four chambers which help break down what they eat.
  
• Sheep like to stay close to others in a herd which makes them easier to move together to new pastures.
  
• In 1996, a sheep named Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned from a somatic cell.
• Domesticated sheep are raised for a number of agricultural products including fleece and meat.