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Survival in the Desert: How the Desert Bighorn Sheep Became Nevada’s State Animal

The rugged and resilient desert bighorn sheep embodies the spirit of the state of Nevada. Learn how this animal became a ...
BBC

The 'sheep' that can photosynthesise

Much like its herbivorous namesake, the ocean-dwelling "leaf sheep" grazes for food; however, it supplements its diet in a unique way: through the power of the sun. "The first time I saw Shaun the ...
Bloomberg L.P.

How Sheep Keep Solar Farms Out of the Shade

Stung by high fuel costs and a labor squeeze, some clean energy companies are turning to an unlikely ally — flocks of sheep — to keep their solar panels out of the shade. The nascent practice, known ...
Ars Technica

When it comes to solar farms, sheep are great groundskeepers

What makes a good spot for livestock and a good spot for solar farms often overlaps. They’re both large, quite flat, and get a good amount of sun, being free from tall vegetation. As such, solar ...
TreeHugger

Raising Sheep on a Small Farm

Lauren Arcuri is a writer and an experienced small farmer based in rural Vermont. When selecting the right sheep breed, the first thing to consider is the purpose of the sheep. Are you raising them ...
The Guardian

On the lamb: 50 sheep break away from flock and storm German supermarket

Ewes and lambs coaxed out of store in Burgsinn after about 20 minutes, leaving trail of destruction in drinks section About 50 wayward sheep broke off from their flock and stormed a discount ...
The Washington Post

Under a Texas sun, agrivoltaics offer farmers a new way to make money

At the Azure Sky solar and storage project in Haskell County, Tex., 700,000 photovoltaic panels stretch in uniform rows across the desert landscape, shimmering under a relentless summer sun. Beneath ...
ABC News

Flocks of sheep are the firefighting solution we never knew we needed

Sheep offer a "powerful secret weapon" in fire management techniques. This is the second episode of ABC News Digital's four-part series "Green New Future," which highlights innovators and ...
The Times of Israel

Biblical sheep in Israel for first time in millennia

The sheep have landed. After three years of high-level negotiations between the Israeli and Canadian governments, 119 heritage sheep, which trace their lineage back 5,000 years to the Middle East, ...
CNN

Counting sheep: Who came up with this old sleep tip, and does it work?

Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. Trying to imagine fat, fuzzy white lambs ...
The New York Times

Shearing Sheep, and Hewing to Tradition, on an Island in Maine

In a remote area of Maine, the Wakeman family maintains the traditions of island shepherding, the cycles of which have been largely unchanged for centuries. Grant Estell carries an armful of wool away ...