Arapawa sheep
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arapawa-sheep-304-9957228
title:
Arapawa sheep
text:
The Arapawa Sheep is a breed of feral sheep found primarily on Arapaoa Island in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. The New Zealand Rare Breeds Conservation Society classifies it as "rare". This breed is raised primarily for wool. There have been many theories about the origin of the sheep. It was once thought that they were most likely descendants of Merinos introduced from Australia in 1867. Other theories were that they are sheep from the Middle East introduced by whalers who were based on
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Breed of sheep
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapawa_sheep
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date modified:
2024-04-20T03:57:15Z
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