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Soay

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So·ay  (soi, sô)
n.
A small, brownish, short-tailed sheep (Ovis aries) of a breed that originated on the island of Soay in the Outer Hebrides.

Soay [ˈsəʊeɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a breed of small horned sheep having long legs and dark brown wool that is plucked rather than shorn; found mainly on St Kilda where they were probably introduced by the Vikings
[named after Soay, an island in the St Kilda group, where they were first found]


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However Soay sheep are known to chew the base of the bracken stalk for some unknown reason, and this helps keep the plants at bay," said Mr Lees.
To reach the conclusion, boffins studied 650 Soay sheep in Village Bay on the archipelago's main island of Hirta.
 
 
 
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