Sheep, more clever than first thought!

This is barrrrmy, a new study has shown that sheep, perticulary welsh sheep are more clever than we first thought. The study even suggests some sheep might be as smart, possibly even smarter than the average human! Scientists at the University of Cambridge found that Welsh mountain sheep can map their surroundings, and may even be able to plan ahead.

Smart Sheep
Smart Sheep
This is barrrrmy, a new study has shown that sheep, perticulary welsh sheep, are more clever than we first thought. The study even suggests some sheep might be as smart as humans at some tests (possibly even smarter than the average human!).

Sheep aren’t viewed as the cleverest of creatures, but new research has found they might be a lot more intelligent than previously thought.

Scientists at the University of Cambridge found that Welsh mountain sheep can map their surroundings, and may even be able to plan ahead.

The discovery shows they have the brainpower to equal rodents, monkeys and, in some tests, even humans.

The study does have a more serious side and was part was part of wider research into Huntington’s Disease.

Professor Jenny Morton from the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Cambridge says the beasts’ ‘stupid’ reputation may be unwarranted.

Source and full story: Study shows Welsh sheep ‘more clever than thought’

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CW Staff
CW Staff

In the late 80s I started investigating UFOs and crop circles and joined the CCCS (Centre for Crop Circle Studies) and a local group researching strange sightings and reports along the south coast of Dorset (UK). In the early ’90s I started my own research group called SPS (Strange Phenomena Studies), this was renamed in 2004 to Cryptoworld.

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