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Sheep shows gratitude to the dog after saving them from a wolf attack. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Which probably still gives them longer lives than the average wild sheep

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

A quick google:
Wild sheep(mouflon) live 8 to 12 years in the wild.
Farmed sheep are killed at 3 to 6 years old (excluding lamb which are killed at between 10 weeks to 6 months old)

So that’s a resounding no.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I mean, don't get me wrong, humanity is definitely to blame for this, but I really doubt a domesticated sheep has the same life expectancy in the wild as a mouflon

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You mean the domesticated sheep doesn’t have the instincts anymore to run from predators? My dog also doesn’t have the same instincts as a wild wolf but I’m not gonna kill and eat them because of that.