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ewes are without horns, but the rams carry fine 

 spiraUy-twisted pairs which spread outwards on 

 either side of their heads. Both sexes are char- 

 acterised by the unusual length of their tails and 

 legs, and also by their pronounced ' Roman noses,' 

 while some individuals possess a long mane upon 

 their neck and chest. 



Shanghai is the home of a remarkable breed of 

 sheep which possess no external ears. Their fleece 

 is entirely white, and neither sex has horns. The 

 only living specimens ever seen in this country were 

 a small flock which H.R.H. Prince Albert, H.M. 

 Vice-Consul at Shanghai, presented to the London 

 Zoological Society in April, 1855. These sheep are 

 extraordinarily prolific, and Mr. A. D. Bartlett, 

 the Superintendent of the Gardens at that time, 

 recorded the fact that they bred twice a year, and 

 the ewes frequently produced as many as five lambs 

 at a birth. During the spring of 1857, three of the 

 ewes at the Zoological Gardens had no less than 

 thirteen Iambs. 



