[Jacob-list] That sound the sheep make

[Debbie Bennett]

So, what does this mean? (laughing) Is that the scientific way of saying 
they have different calls for different problems? I can differentiate 
the "where are you?" and the "we're over here" calls. The "I tried to 
drink the rams' water and got my head stuck in the fence, again" call is 
more urgent. And I just spent a weekend at show listening to the "I miss 
my mom" whine. Is "lowing" the "humming" sound some individuals make at 
me when they want something ( mmm, mmm, it sort of sounds like a 
question)? I've never noticed them making that sound to each other.

Debbie Bennett
Feral Fibre

On Thursday, June 28, 2001, at 11:31 AM, Susan L. Nielsen wrote:

> On Thu, 28 Jun 2001 Jacobflock at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Sheep actually bleat.  Bleats apparently have breed specificity 
>> ("Variations
>> in the structure of bleats of four different breeds', E. Shillito 
>> Walser,
>> Behavior, 1980) and the Jacob had a small range of fundametal 
>> frequencies
>> (compared to other breeds) and the frequency of the bleat may be 
>> familial.
>> The bleat of the Jacob is like a cat whistle...it gets one's 
>> attention, then
>> you look to see who it is, then you decide to do something.  The Jacobs
>> studied were actually rather poor at linking ewe and lamb by bleating.
>
> That's probably more than I really wanted to know, Fred. ;-)
>
> Susan
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