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It will be less remembered as a year featuring a diverse roster of scientific anniversaries, ranging from the 1300th birthday of a prolific writer to the 25th birthday of a celebrity sheep.

Merino wool is made from a variety of sheep known for its fine, soft fibers.

Around 3,000 years ago a drought in central China drove Mongol herders a thousand miles north into the steppes of Khakassia, in Siberia, where they remained raising horses and sheep for centuries.

And, also like Orwell, he diverged from his social set, avoiding college for a career as a sheep farmer in South Africa … even though all he ever wanted was to be a writer.

Merino sheep, to be precise, and the wool that is shorn from them in New Zealand that ends up in the comfy sneaker-slippers made by Allbirds.

You will find winding pasture for sheep and highland cattle.

I had to pause for sheep crossing the road, which is a common occurrence when driving through the Highlands of Scotland.

Farmers, fearing ISIS attacks, have left the city with their sheep.

He notes that on Naxos sheep have very large gallbladders, but on Euboea they do not.

The Ivy League and other top schools are producing no more than ‘excellent sheep,’ says William Deresiewicz.

A flock of weary sheep pattered along the road, barnward bound, heavy eyed and bleating softly.

Harry took his bed into the spare-room, and Black Sheep lay down to die.

The Griffin carried off one sheep a day from a German village, till a man came with a "falchion" and split the Griffin open.

A little corral for the sheep, and a rough shed for the pony, and the home was complete: far the prettiest home they had ever had.

And with these, and the society of Jane on board-wages, Black Sheep was left alone for a month.