Characteristics
Sheep are usually stockier than most other bovines, and their horns are usually divergent and curled into a spiral. Sheep have scent glands on the face and feet. Communication through the scent glands is not well understood but is thought to be important for sexual signaling. Males can smell females that are fertile and ready to mate, and rams mark their territories by rubbing scent on to rocks. Like other ruminants, they have a four-chambered stomach which plays a vital role in digesting, regurgitating, and redigesting food. Domestic sheep are used for their wool, milk, and meat (which is called mutton or lamb).
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