Cameroon sheep
This animal lives at Jimmy's Farm in Suffolk.
Cameroon sheep is a dwarf breed of domestic sheep mainly found in the savanna of Cameroon in West Africa.
The animal is well adapted to hot and humid climates. It has no wool, as this would be a disadvantage to it in the African heat, but thick, tight hair, with an extra undercoat during winter months. The winter coat is shed once spring arrives.
Males are 25.5 in. (65 cm) tall at the shoulder and weigh around 66 lb. (30 kg). Females stand 20 in. (51 cm) at the shoulder and weigh around 44 lb. (20 kg). The males have horns and a thicker coat than the females. Their most common colour is brown with a black belly, head, and legs.
Cameroon sheep live in flocks and their diet consists of grasses, leaves, buds, shoots and herbs
One or occasionally two lambs are born in late winter or early spring after a gestation period of 5 months. A lamb can expect an average lifespan of between 10 to 12 years, but it could be up to 16 years.
It is believed that there are less than 1,000 of these sheep left in the world, but as a domestic breed it is not evaluated by the IUCN.
Cameroon sheep
This animal lives at Jimmy's Farm in Suffolk.
Cameroon sheep is a dwarf breed of domestic sheep mainly found in the savanna of Cameroon in West Africa.
The animal is well adapted to hot and humid climates. It has no wool, as this would be a disadvantage to it in the African heat, but thick, tight hair, with an extra undercoat during winter months. The winter coat is shed once spring arrives.
Males are 25.5 in. (65 cm) tall at the shoulder and weigh around 66 lb. (30 kg). Females stand 20 in. (51 cm) at the shoulder and weigh around 44 lb. (20 kg). The males have horns and a thicker coat than the females. Their most common colour is brown with a black belly, head, and legs.
Cameroon sheep live in flocks and their diet consists of grasses, leaves, buds, shoots and herbs
One or occasionally two lambs are born in late winter or early spring after a gestation period of 5 months. A lamb can expect an average lifespan of between 10 to 12 years, but it could be up to 16 years.
It is believed that there are less than 1,000 of these sheep left in the world, but as a domestic breed it is not evaluated by the IUCN.