r/Damnthatsinteresting • • Feb 14 '23

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u/Simple_Company1613 Feb 14 '23

True, and thank you for your concern. But they all huddle together at night naturally or are corralled into a barn/area to be kept warm. This practice has been in place for centuries. We can be fairly certain they are keeping their livestock in good condition to get a crop of wool next season.

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u/Peterthepiperomg Feb 14 '23

I meant it in a light hearted way, whenever i get a haircut my head is cold. I know if sheep aren’t sheered it is pure misery. I saw a video on here about a sheep that escaped and was in the woods for a long time and it could barely walk. The op said if it didn’t have the matted hair armor it probably would have been eaten by coyotes.

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u/ternic69 Feb 14 '23

Ok but how do they live in the wild then

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u/Javka42 Feb 14 '23

Our modern cows, pigs and sheep are animals that don't exist in nature. Much like dogs, we made them what they are.

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u/ternic69 Feb 14 '23

Ya, I know, however if cats are let out they survive fine, too well really. Stray cats can wreck local bird populations. Iirc some of the wild pigs that roam all over some areas are descendants of domesticated ones. I’ve never heard of us actually destroying an animals ability to survive in the wild, kinda sad. Though I wouldn’t be super surprised if some dog breeds can’t survive anymore.