Flock of sheep on a harvested field

Aerial view of a flock of sheep on a harvested field near Geislohe, Pappenheim, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, taken on September 27, 2008.

Domesticated for the first time an estimated 10,000 years ago, domestic sheep have played a significant role in human history as suppliers of milk, meat, and wool, even if the common sight of migrating or dike-grazing herds is becoming increasingly rare. Nevertheless, herds are still frequently used for landscape conservation: green spaces and landforms such as heaths are maintained in their form and function by the sheep's appetite.

(Hoch über Bayern, page 50)

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