#sheep

#sheep

Would You Eat Sheep Face Pizza?Yes, that’s a pizza and that’s a sheep’s head on top of it. So stop whining when someone puts pineapple on your pizza. We’ve got more serious culinary problems coming from Iceland.The English language Icelandic news site Grapevine tells us about this dish from the Ölverk Pizza & Brewery in the small town of Hveragerði. It consists of rucola cheese, carrot slices, and a braised sheep face. Eating it is complicated, as the sheep’s head does not slice easily. The recommended approach is to take it off the pizza and slice up the pie. Then top your slice with meat pieces from the sheep.-via Weird Universe | Photo: Magnus Hlynur Hreidasson#sheep #pizza

DNA Extracted From 1,600-Year-Old Sheep Leg Found In Salt MineSheep are one of the first animals domesticated by humans, but not much is known about the details of sheep husbandry in ancient civilizations.Now, we have a bit more information on this topic. A team of researchers recently retrieved a well preserved sheep leg from the Chehrabad salt mine in Iran. It's over 1,600 years old but thanks to the salt, there was even still skin and fur present on it and scientists were able to take some of its DNA for their study.Usually, DNA breaks down quickly as enzymes in the cells degrade the strands in a chemical reaction which involves water. The high concentration of salt sequesters the water molecules, thus preventing them from breaking down the DNA strands.So, what did the scientists find out? Genetic analysis showed that the breed of sheep was that of a fat-tailed variety, which lacked the gene for a woolly coat. This breed of sheep was most likely raised for meat or milk, instead of fleece. Research fellow Kevin Daly said, "This study shows us that the people of Sasanian-era Iran may have managed flocks of sheep specialized for meat consumption, suggesting well developed husbandry practices."#sheep #sheepdomestication #fossil #mummy #mummified #saltmine #DNA #archaeology #genetics #domesticationImage: Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum and Zanjan Cultural Heritage Centre, Archaeological Museum of Zanjan

Aerial Drone Photography of 🐑 Sheep Herding is Hypnotically MesmerizingDrone Photographer Lior Patel spent the last seven months - from winter to summer - photographing a flock of sheep from above as it is being herded. Patel wrote on his Instagram post that the size of the sheep herd ranged from 1,000 to 1,700 sheep. The result is a hypnotic clip that is mesmerizing to watch!#sheep #DronePhotography #LiorPatel #aerialphotography