NATURAL HISTORY. 23 

ANIMALS of the SHEEP and GOAT KIND, 

Arnoucn this fpecies comprehends many ani- 
mals ofa fimilar nature, they differ with regard to 
their bodies, horns, food and covering. 
The utility, and inoffenfive nature of thefe animals, » 
isa proof that they have been long reclaimed from 
their wild ftate, and adapted to domeftic purpofes. 
They both appear to require protection from man, 
whom they reward with the greateft favours; they 
feem indeed, to court his fociety. Though the fheep 
is moft ferviceable, the goat has more attachment and 
fenfibility. -In the earlieft ages, the goat appears to’ 
have been the greater favourite, and {till continues fo 
among{tthe poor. But the fheep has long been the 
_ principal object of human care and attention; we {hall > 
therefore begin with the SHEEP. | ! 
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‘SHEEP: 
Tins animal, in its tame ftate, is the moft harmlefs 
and defencelefs. When wild, it is faid to be of vat 
_ f{wiftnefs, and only found in great flocks. As foonas 
| they are attacked, they form a ring, into the centre of 
| which the ewes fall, where they are defended by the 
' rams in the moft vigorous manner. The wooly fheep 
' is only found in Europe, and fome of the temperate 
) provinces of Afia. When fat, it is awkard in its mo- 
_ tions, eafily fatigued, and frequently finks under the 
| weight of its owncorpulence, and rich fleeces. There 
' is no part of this admirable animal, but what has its 
| partucular-ufe. 




