. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. 166 OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS he existed in Spain, and, according to Pliny, in tlic vicinity of IVIentone. Mouflons live in herds, each under the control of a ram. In the mating season fierce fights tal^e place in which the)- kill 1^ 'rnn-. A Cirrsv.') Ram Plioto J. T. Newman, llcrkliampstead each other. By nature they are timid and flee at the slightest noise, which they hear at a \'ery great distance. The)' spring among the most inaccessible roc
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. 166 OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS he existed in Spain, and, according to Pliny, in tlic vicinity of IVIentone. Mouflons live in herds, each under the control of a ram. In the mating season fierce fights tal^e place in which the)- kill 1^ 'rnn-. A Cirrsv.') Ram Plioto J. T. Newman, llcrkliampstead each other. By nature they are timid and flee at the slightest noise, which they hear at a \'ery great distance. The)' spring among the most inaccessible rocks with extraordinar)' lightness and agilit)', and allow no precipice to arrest their flight until they feel themseh-es absolutely out of danger. The rams ha\'e huge almost cir- cular horns; the ewes have none. Their hair is \'ery smooth, shf)rt, and reddish brown in color, but in winter it is mixed with wool. The mating of the Eurojiean mouflons with ewes presents no difficult)-. Breeders ha\-e always obtained fruitful descendants, which seems to pro\-e indubitabl)- that the mouflon is the true ancestor of our domestic sheep. III. The DoMEsric Sheep The difference between the domestic sheep and the wild sheep is not more pronounced than that between the sheep and the goat. Many are the varieties scattered OA-er the globe. For instance, the Somali breed of Africa is a race of white sheep with \-er)- large black heads. pendent ears, and a thick fat tail; they give no wool fit to weave. The fat-tailed sliccp is a singular freak of nature in the enormous de\-elopment of its tail. It is found in Eg)'pt and throughout Africa, also in Syria and Arabia. It has hanging ears, a very stupid air, and is sometimes without horns. Its coat is halfway between fur and wool; on the neck and breast it has long hair like the manes found on wild sheep. The color is a dirty white. Its tail reaches to the ground and is of enormous size, especiall)' in the African breeds. The fat and also the flesh o
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