Windy Ear

by Kathy Bassett

Title

Windy Ear

Artist

Kathy Bassett

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Photograph - Photography - Digital Fine Art

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A windy day, an interested weanling, wool - rubbed fence posts and a fun look. Spring is made for such images! Sheep are frequently thought of as unintelligent animals. Their flocking behavior and quickness to flee and panic can make shepherding a difficult endeavor for the uninitiated. Despite these perceptions, a University of Illinois monograph on sheep reported them to be just below pigs and on par with cattle in IQ.Sheep can recognize individual human and ovine faces, and remember them for years. In addition to long-term facial recognition of individuals, sheep can also differentiate emotional states through facial characteristics.If worked with patiently, sheep may learn their names and many sheep are trained to be led by halter for showing and other purposes.Sheep have also responded well to clicker training.Sheep have been used as pack animals; Tibetan nomads distribute baggage equally throughout a flock as it is herded between living sites.It has been reported that some sheep have apparently shown problem-solving abilities; a flock in West Yorkshire, England allegedly found a way to get over cattle grids by rolling on their backs, although documentation of this has relied on anecdotal accounts

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