sheep

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Central to Eid al-Adha celebrations, which mark the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, is the sacrificing of a sheep.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

And between chalking it uses sheep to keep the grass short.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The festival, celebrated across the Muslim world, is usually marked with the slaughter of a sheep, with some of the meat given to the needy.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Today, the island is also home to 200 sheep and around 30,000 breeding pairs of Manx shearwater birds.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Even sheep and goats have barns to sleep in to protect them from the cold and the wolves.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar