There are more than one billion sheep in the world today in more than 800 different groups called species. The country with the most sheep is Australia. The U.S. state with the most is Texas. The male sheep, called a ram, has long, curvy horns while the female sheep, called an ewe, has short, stubby ones.
· I live on all the continents except Antarctica.
· I can live almost anywhere it's not too cold, from deserts to tropical rain forests.
· I don't really have a house -- I usually just hang out in open fields.
· I've got a chubby body, a long, narrow face, pointy ears and a cute little tail. I have hoofs for feet and I might have horns that grow long and curvy.
· My body is covered with wool or hair that can be white, gray or black.
· As an adult, my body is usually about 5 feet (a little more than 1.5 meters) long.
· I can weigh as much as 400 pounds (almost 200 kilograms), but I usually weigh 200 to 250 pounds (about 90 to 115 kilograms).
· My friends and I eat a lot of grass every day.
· Many animals can harm me, but I do not harm them. If I do get in trouble, I'm quick runner and good climber.
· My family is huge! I have got more than 800 different relatives in all different shapes, sizes and colors with different lengths of wool and hair.
译文
羊——地图上到处都是我的家
有趣的常识：当今，世界上有800多种羊群，共有10亿多只羊。羊最多的国家是澳大利亚，德克撒斯是美国羊最多的州。雄羊，又叫“公羊”，有长长的弯曲的羊角，而雌羊，又叫“母羊”，它们的角却短而粗硬。
· 除了南极洲，我住在世界上所有的陆地上。
· 我几乎能住在天气不太冷的任何地方，从沙漠到热带雨林。
· 我并没有真正的房屋-我通常就在露天居住。
· 我有一个圆胖的身子，一个又长又窄的脸，尖尖的耳朵和一条小巧的尾巴。我的脚上有蹄,我还有羊角，长得长而弯曲。
· 我的身体覆盖着羊毛，毛发可能是白色，灰色或黑色。
· 长大后，我的身体通常约5英尺(比1.5米多一点)长。
· 我能长到400磅 (约200千克) 重，但是，我一般体重为200-250磅(约90-115磅)重。
· 我和我的朋友每天吃许多草。
· 许多动物可能会伤害我，但我不伤害它们。如果我遇到麻烦，我擅于快跑和攀爬。
· 我的家庭很庞大！ 我有800多不同种类的亲戚，它们有着不同的体形，大小和不同颜色，长度的羊毛和毛发。
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