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Cretan sheep

This picture was taken on the island of Crete, Greece on the west coast beach

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Sheep are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name "sheep" applies to many species in the genus ''Ovis'', in everyday usage it almost always refers to ''Ovis aries''.

Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
Species identified by Ludo Sak
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Uploaded Mar 27, 2011. Captured Oct 4, 2006 21:30 in Platanou-Kefaliou, Kissamos 73400, Greece.
  • Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
  • f/5
  • 1/60s
  • ISO200
  • 26mm