THE GUINEA SHEEP. 
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ours in form, differ from them in the 
•^inber of horns, some having four, others 
^'ight. 
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. Kiany-horned sheep, though large and 
’^midable in appearance, is gentle, mild, and 
ittiid, lilje the rest of its kind. Its wool, of 
ba‘ colour, is long, smooth, and 
an'^'^ ’ beneath the external coat it has 
inner covering, so fine, short, and soft, as 
'■^semble fur rather than wool. 
the guinea sheep. 
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the ^ninea sheep is found in almost all 
tropical countries both of Africa and Asia, 
lon^^ Inrge size, with a rough hairy skin, 
it if horns, and long pendulous ears : 
an 1 ^ ^ mane, reaching below the neck, 
^Under the chin a kind of dewlap. 
6 sheep of this race are stronger, larger. 
