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I do understand where this question is coming from do to their difference in appearances, but yes they are the same. The differences are mainly caused by the different geographical location of which they reside. Due to the open plains that sheep graze upon they are exposed to the wind and greater variations of temperature, causing the wool on the sheep to be biologically necessary as a thermal buffer. Whereas the deer have the local vegetation of the forests they call their habitat to break the wind currents causing the wool to be biologically unnecessary. The size difference between the deer and sheep are also easily explained, deer have more access to protein from the woodland rodents that share the same habitat allowing them to bulk up and sustain a greater size. Sheep only graze on the grass that is primarily available in the plains they call their home.

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