![Did you know that sheep are born with long tails? In this picture you can see that the lambs tails have been "docked". This is the process of banding the … Did you know that sheep are born with long tails? In this picture you can see that the lambs tails have been "docked". This is the process of banding the …](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a4/bc/c2/a4bcc231aeb4c98e2d0925548fa600b0.jpg)
Did you know that sheep are born with long tails? In this picture you can see that the lambs tails have been "docked". This is the process of banding the …
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Two sheep passing each other. The breed is Landrace of Bentheim. A heath sheep with a long tail Stock Photo - Alamy
![Sheep with a long tail, engraving by Lemaitre and Gaucherel from Palestine, Description Geographique, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. DAE-BA062706 | agefotostock Sheep with a long tail, engraving by Lemaitre and Gaucherel from Palestine, Description Geographique, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. DAE-BA062706 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/8f0e26b9644fc6dca73b986823dfb03f/dae-ba062706.jpg)
Sheep with a long tail, engraving by Lemaitre and Gaucherel from Palestine, Description Geographique, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. DAE-BA062706 | agefotostock
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Ovine HOXB13: expanding the gene repertoire of sheep tail patterning and implications in genetic improvement | Communications Biology
![Sheep naturally have long tails as fat deposits for harsh climates. For millennia we bred them to have longer and fatter tails, but eventually this practice was considered too unpractical. Now tail Sheep naturally have long tails as fat deposits for harsh climates. For millennia we bred them to have longer and fatter tails, but eventually this practice was considered too unpractical. Now tail](https://preview.redd.it/zjx6tnvjjhg51.png?auto=webp&s=4c762e260cf973bebbfdb907633ebb76d981a4a8)
Sheep naturally have long tails as fat deposits for harsh climates. For millennia we bred them to have longer and fatter tails, but eventually this practice was considered too unpractical. Now tail
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