North Ronaldsay sheep

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North Ronaldsay sheep are a rare, ancient breed from the Orkney Islands in Scotland, uniquely adapted to survive on a diet primarily composed of seaweed along rocky shorelines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landrace
rare breed
sheep breed
averageEweWeight approximately 25–30 kg
averageRamWeight approximately 30–40 kg
coatColor black
brown
grey
white
conservationStatus at risk
rare
countryOfOrigin Scotland
diet seashore vegetation
seaweed
enclosedBy stone dyke around North Ronaldsay
habitat rocky shoreline
seashore
hasCharacteristic adapted to seaweed diet
fine-boned
good foraging ability
hardy
horned
primitive breed
short tail
slow-growing
small size
listedIn Rare Breeds Survival Trust watchlist NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Scotland NERFINISHED
managedBy North Ronaldsay Sheep Fellowship NERFINISHED
Rare Breeds Survival Trust NERFINISHED
nativeTo North Ronaldsay NERFINISHED
Orkney Islands NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
notableFeature confined by island stone dyke
survives largely on seaweed diet
placeOfOrigin North Ronaldsay NERFINISHED
Orkney NERFINISHED
Orkney Islands NERFINISHED
recognizedAs distinct British sheep breed
recognizedBy British Sheep Society NERFINISHED
reproduction seasonal breeder
subclassOf Northern European short-tailed sheep NERFINISHED
taxonRank breed
use conservation grazing
meat
wool
woolType fine
kemp-free undercoat

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North Ronaldsay hasNotableFeature North Ronaldsay sheep