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Animal Farm: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 02/17/2013 - 5:04am.
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May 1936. "Sheep ranch in Converse County, Wyoming." Medium-format neg by Arthur Rothstein for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
Herding
Submitted by archfan on Mon, 02/18/2013 - 2:11am.
Herding behavior in dogs is a modified prey drive. Herding dogs have been bred and taught to use their hunting instinct to control livestock. They know the sheep are food, just not now.
I Don't Know
Submitted by switzarch on Sun, 02/17/2013 - 10:44pm.
But I do think Descartes would enjoy this train of thought.
I think, therefore I'm lamb....
Submitted by I am singin now on Sun, 02/17/2013 - 8:51pm.
Sorry I can't resist a pun! Wonderful photo.
Llamas
Submitted by Peter on Sun, 02/17/2013 - 6:17pm.
In addition to herding dogs, some sheep herders today use llamas to drive off coyotes that often threaten the flocks. Large dogs also can be used for anti-coyote work, but they have shorter lifespans, and sometimes they forget what they're there for and eat the sheep themselves.
Things we do know (or think we know)
Submitted by davidk on Sun, 02/17/2013 - 5:06pm.
According to the movie Babe, sheep know they're sheep and, what's more, they know that dogs are wolves.
Things We'll Never Know, #65,094,788a-c
Submitted by Solo on Sun, 02/17/2013 - 1:35pm.
Do herding dogs think of themselves as sheep, or do they think of the sheep as dogs? Do sheep even think? Do I think I know? I do not.
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