Wallachian Sheep

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Scientific name: Ovis aries

Class: Mammals

Continent: Europe

Habitat: Plains and steppes

Diet: Herbivorous

Weight: 30 - 50 kg

Size: 50 - 70 cm

Native to the steppes of Hungary, it has large twisted horns.

They are ruminant herbivores that feed on grass, hay and seeds and live between 12 and 14 years. The ewe can give birth to 1 or 2 young after a gestation of 5 months and she nurses them for 6 weeks. Sheep are raised for their meat, their milk (which is made into butter and cheese), their hair (wool) and their skin (leather). The main sheep farms are found in Australia, New Zealand, Patagonia (southern South America), China, India and the United Kingdom. The Rouge du Roussillon breed comes from a North African breed. It was bred in the south of France for its meat but almost disappeared until a rescue plan was put in place in the early 1980s. is characterized by its long twisted horns which can measure 1 meter.

Conservation

Extinct

Extinct in the wild

Critically endangered

Endangered

Vulnerable

Near threatened

Least concern

Insufficient data

Not evaluated

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This sheep, native to the steppes of Hungary, has twisted horns that can reach 1 m in the males (rams).

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