![Sheep naturally have long tails as fat deposits for harsh climates. For millennia we bred them to have longer and fatter tails, but eventually this practice was considered too unpractical. Now tail Sheep naturally have long tails as fat deposits for harsh climates. For millennia we bred them to have longer and fatter tails, but eventually this practice was considered too unpractical. Now tail](https://preview.redd.it/zjx6tnvjjhg51.png?auto=webp&s=4c762e260cf973bebbfdb907633ebb76d981a4a8)
Sheep naturally have long tails as fat deposits for harsh climates. For millennia we bred them to have longer and fatter tails, but eventually this practice was considered too unpractical. Now tail
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Fine-mapping and identification of candidate causal genes for tail length in the Merinolandschaf breed | Communications Biology
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Ram of Ancient Breed of Long-tailed Sheep Portrait Sideview Stock Photo - Image of head, long: 146665740
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Aries - Ram - Male Long-tailed Sheep - Two Animals On Pasture Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image. Image 93620355.
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Two sheep passing each other. The breed is Landrace of Bentheim. A heath sheep with a long tail Stock Photo - Alamy
![Ram of Ancient Breed of Long-tailed Sheep Portrait Sideview Stock Photo - Image of male, mountain: 146665744 Ram of Ancient Breed of Long-tailed Sheep Portrait Sideview Stock Photo - Image of male, mountain: 146665744](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/ram-ancient-breed-long-tailed-sheep-portrait-sideview-ram-ancient-breed-long-tailed-sheep-portrait-sideview-146665744.jpg)
Ram of Ancient Breed of Long-tailed Sheep Portrait Sideview Stock Photo - Image of male, mountain: 146665744
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