Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) A small group of dark brown and piebald domestic sheep grazing on a coastal hillside, their mottled fleeces standing out against the green. Sheep are grazed on hills and headlands throughout coastal Ireland, thriving on rough pasture in all weather. Modeled range · iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 Wikipedia | iNaturalist | Range map
Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) A flock of grazing domestic sheep, several marked with colored raddle (crayon) patches used to track breeding and ownership. Sheep farming is central to Irish agriculture, and flocks like this graze open pasture year-round across the country. Modeled range · iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 Wikipedia | iNaturalist | Range map
Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) These look like Navajo-Churro, an old hardy breed descended from the Iberian Churra brought by Spanish colonists — prized for heat tolerance, a lean carcass, and rams that often grow two sets of horns. Flocks like this are increasingly used around San Diego for targeted grazing, munching dry grass to cut wildfire fuel on the region’s golden summer hillsides. Modeled range · iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 Wikipedia | iNaturalist | Range map