• SqueakyBeaver
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    2 months ago

    Huh, I wonder if sheep used to grow less wool and humans just bred them for a lot of wool. Time to go research!

    Edit: that is exactly what happened. Wild sheep do not grow a lot of wool.

    • Ganbat@lemmyonline.com
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      5 months ago

      Yes, they did. Either way, however, not shearing domestic sheep is harmful to them, and I’ve personally seen the molestation “argument” appear in response to such a statement in the past.

      Someone who’s more informed might respond with something about the selective breeding. Plenty will still respond with the same energy already seen within this thread.