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'''Sheep''' were quadruped [[mammal]]s found on [[Earth]] and domesticated by [[human]]s | {{looks like|Sky-Sheep}} | ||
'''Sheep''' were quadruped [[mammal]]s found on [[Earth]] and domesticated by [[human]]s, who raised them for mainly for [[meat]] (called mutton) and [[wool]]. An immature sheep was called a lamb, as was the meat from such young sheep. | |||
It was apt for lambs to gambol in [[Field (agriculture)|fields]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|I'm Dreaming of a Cheshire Easter (short story)}}) | |||
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== Biology == | |||
Sheep were [[herbivore]]s. They had different [[teeth]]. They had [[incisor]]s, which were used for cutting up food. Their [[molar]]s were used for grinding up food which the sheep used for chewing grass. Their [[pre-molar]]s were also used for chewing food. Sheep ate vegetables. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Teeth and Eating (video game)}}) | |||
=== By-products === | |||
Sheep were raised in part for their meat. [[London]]ers were definitely known to eat mutton as early as [[1814]], when [[Vicki Pallister]] ran across a mutton vendor in the streets. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Frostfire (audio story)}}) | |||
Various [[religion]]s [[sacrifice]]d lambs to their gods. [[Rose Tyler]] and the [[Tenth Doctor]] once witnessed the [[Roman]] [[Aulus Valerius Ursus|Ursus]] offering a lamb to the goddess [[Minerva]], as well as Minerva's reception of the blood of the lamb. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Stone Rose (novel)}}) | |||
Occultists believed that the entrails of sheep might have prophetic power. When the [[Third Doctor]] failed to understand the importance to [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] of finding {{Delgado}}, the Brig quipped that the Doctor might wish to take his time reading sheep entrails before focusing on the important matters at hand. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time Monster (TV story)}}) | |||
Areas of farms dedicated to collecting sheep waste were called ''[[sheep dip]]s''. Distracted by discussions he was having with [[Rory Williams|Rory]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] twice landed in a sheep dip that was close to where the TARDIS had landed. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Glamour Chase (novel)}}) | |||
=== Extra-terrestrial sheep === | |||
The colonists to [[Metebelis III]] brought sheep with them. The sheep survived the crash of the colonists' ship, and later became a food source for the colonists and the [[Eight Legs]], though the Eight Legs preferred human meat. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of the Spiders (TV story)}}) In the [[far future]] on [[Kirith]], the [[Panjistri]] kept sheep on [[Kandasi]] Island as their main source of food. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)}}) | |||
== History == | |||
{{Section cleanup|Not all of this is about the history of sheep.}} | |||
At least one sheep actually came to inhabit [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] — however briefly. In [[BC#Prehistory|3300 BC]], a wounded sheep entered the ship, where it gave birth to its lamb. The [[Second Doctor]] left to find the sheep's owner, but when he returned he found the sheep and lamb brutally slaughtered. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Loop the Loup (short story)}}) | At least one sheep actually came to inhabit [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] — however briefly. In [[BC#Prehistory|3300 BC]], a wounded sheep entered the ship, where it gave birth to its lamb. The [[Second Doctor]] left to find the sheep's owner, but when he returned he found the sheep and lamb brutally slaughtered. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Loop the Loup (short story)}}) | ||
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In [[2211]], the [[Woolly Rebellion]] occurred, which led to "a renegotiation of the sheep-human relationship"". ([[TV]]: {{cs|It Takes You Away (TV story)}}) | In [[2211]], the [[Woolly Rebellion]] occurred, which led to "a renegotiation of the sheep-human relationship"". ([[TV]]: {{cs|It Takes You Away (TV story)}}) | ||
=== | === Extinction === | ||
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According to one account, sheep became [[extinction|extinct]] around [[2106]] after the [[Ozone Purge]], though records of their existence survived. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lucifer Rising (novel)}}) However, this extinction was likely reversed on Earth or did not happen, since sheep were known to have survived in human colonies off Earth. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of the Spiders (TV story)}}) | According to one account, sheep became [[extinction|extinct]] around [[2106]] after the [[Ozone Purge]], though records of their existence survived. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lucifer Rising (novel)}}) However, this extinction was likely reversed on Earth or did not happen, since sheep were known to have survived in human colonies off Earth. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of the Spiders (TV story)}}) | ||
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At some point, lambs gambolled in the [[Field (agriculture)|fields]] outside the [[Cheshire House]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|I'm Dreaming of a Cheshire Easter (short story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
