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Ovis
This article refers to the sheep genus. For the species commonly referred to as "sheep", see
sheep
(Ovis aries).
Ovis
is a
genus
of
mammals
, part of the
goat-antelope
subfamily
of the
ruminant
family
Bovidae
. Its five or more highly sociable
species
are known as
sheep
. The
domestic sheep
is one member of the genus, and is thought to be descended from the wild
mouflon
of
central
and
southwest Asia
.
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