The Egyptians worshipped them, the Romans dressed them in ?tted coats, early Christians made the shepherd synonymous with their divine saviour. In Sheep, Philip Armstrong traces the natural and cultural history of both the wild and domestic species of Ovis: from the Old World mou?on to the corkscrew-horned ?ocks of the Egyptians, to the 'Trojan sheep' of Homer's Odyssey, to the vast migratory mobs of Spanish merinos - all the way to Dolly the cloned ewe and the sheep-human hybrids of Haruki Murakami. Above all else, Sheep demonstrates that sometimes the most mundane animals turn out to be the most surprising.
Listen to Philip Armstrong discuss some astonishing facts about sheep in this interview with Radio New Zealand.
| ISBN: | 9781780235936 |
| Publication date: | 15th May 2016 |
| Author: | Philip Armstrong |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Series: | Animal |
| Genres: |
Wildlife: butterflies, other insects and spiders: general interest |
The Egyptians worshipped them, the Romans dressed them in ?tted coats, early Christians made the shepherd synonymous with their divine saviour. In Sheep, Philip Armstrong traces the natural and cultural history of both the wild and domestic species of Ovis: from the Old World mou?on to the corkscrew-horned ?ocks of the Egyptians, to the 'Trojan sheep' of Homer's Odyssey, to the vast migratory mobs of Spanish merinos - all the way to Dolly the cloned ewe and the sheep-human hybrids of Haruki Murakami. Above all else, Sheep demonstrates that sometimes the most mundane animals turn out to be the most surprising.
Listen to Philip Armstrong discuss some astonishing facts about sheep in this interview with Radio New Zealand.
Sheep features in the following genres: Wildlife: butterflies, other insects and spiders: general interest
Sheep is available in Paperback
Sheep was written by Philip Armstrong and published by Reaktion Books
Sheep has 200 pages
Yes it is part of Animal series
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