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Can sheep see in the dark?

Updated: 8/9/2023
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13y ago

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I saw three sheep near my house last Wednesday. It was such an odd sight that I decided to follow them and see where they were headed. They went to the local feed store and each one of the sheep tried to buy a pound of grain but unfortunately they did not have any money. The man behind the counter pointed to a sign on the wall , it read: "Poor sheep are not welcome here" and so he told the sheep to leave and then he called the local Daily News with his very unusual story. An ace reporter came over to the feed store latter that day; he got all the information about the incident and went back to his office and wrote a 200 word article about the unusual occurence. The next day on page two of the Daily News, the article ranin the human interest section under the title: THREE POOR SHEEP SIGHTED AT FEED STORE . I hope that answers your question. If not, I can always give you another answer.

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13y ago

Yes, but they can see but not very good. They go by what they hear not what they see

Sheep have horizontal slit-shaped pupils, and have excellent peripheral vision; with visual fields of approximately 270° to 320°, sheep can see behind themselves without turning their heads. However, sheep have poor depth perception. In general, sheep have a tendency to move out of the dark and into well-lit areas, and prefer to move uphill when disturbed. Sheep also have an excellent sense of smell. Sheep have good hearing, and are sensitive to noise when being handled.

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13y ago

Sheep heavily depend on their sight and have eyes are placed more to the side of the head for a wider field of vision since they can't turn their head that far.

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13y ago

Yes as there is always some moonlight

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a sheep has better eyesight

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hawks do

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Cow

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cow

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