According to a new exhibition in Amsterdam, centuries of human intervention turned the animal into “a wool-producing machine ...

It's perfectly natural, because of course sheep haven't always grown wool as they do on British farms now. ‘It wasn't until they were domesticated—about 5,000–7,000 years ago—and bred for their wool ...

Counting sheep ... British breed, its bloodlines found all over the world from Russia to South America. The Cotswold Lion, so called for the leonine, rippling action of its corkscrew curls, was ...

The sheep are seen as a vital part of the island's economy. North Ronaldsay mutton is exported, and wool from the sheep is also sold around the world. The dyke prevents them from mixing with other ...