sheep

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He’d leave their two dozen sheep by the riverbank and catch fish, or search for bird eggs in the reeds with his friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Instead he went back home and tended sheep with his father.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The land abutting the Pinto Mountains Wilderness is also home to badgers, bighorn sheep and Mojave fringe-toed lizards.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

From August 2024 to early March, more than 480,000 sheep and goats have been slaughtered because of the pandemic, mainly in central and northern Greece.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

They dressed the wound with sheep fat and traditional herbs, which were supposed to kill infection and make the wound heal.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola