So there are NOT 43 million sheep in NZ. No. There are only 29 million. You see sheep are no longer the main export, no one wants NZ wool anymore. The cows have taken over. Also deer. Odd to see deer in a meadow, so obviously being cultivated for slaughter, when at home their sightings are rare and rather wonderful moments, usually dangerously at dusk and too close to the car! That said I can't be too squeamish as I love venison.
Other sheep facts: a one year old is called a "twotooth" as it has only two teeth, a two year old a "fourtooth", three years "sixtooth", four "eighttooth" and over four years a "fullmouth". Weird eh?!
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