What's the difference between a sheep and a lamb?
According to George, how much you get to eat.
Sheep, lambs, ewes,
rams, and wethers
 Sheep |
 Lambs |
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Sheep are over one year of age. They have usually produced offspring. Lambs are less than one year of age. They have usually not produced offspring. Lamb is also the term for the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food. |
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 Ewe |
 Lambing |
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A mature female sheep is called a ewe. Yoe is a slang term for ewe. A young female is called a ewe lamb. The process of giving birth to lambs is called lambing. |
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 Ram |
 Wether |
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A mature male sheep is called a ram or buck. A young male is called a ram lamb. In parts of the United Kingdom, a ram is called a tup and the mating season is called tupping. A castrated (neutered) male sheep is called a wether. Wethers are less aggressive than rams. George is a wether. |
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 Yearling |
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A yearling is an animal between 1 and 2 years of age that may or may not have produced offspring. In other countries, a yearling ewe is called a hogget, shearling, gimmer, theave, or teg. A group of sheep is called a flock. Larger groups of sheep are called bands or mobs. |
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