Rare sheep gives birth to twins in N China (2)

The lambs are in good health, and they have put on a lot of weight since they were born, he said.

Apart from daily feedstuff, the zoo also prepares boiled black beans and millet for the ewe so she can provide enough milk for the twins.

The Barbary sheep is the only species of wild sheep in Africa. It lives in mountainous areas at altitudes between 2,500 to 4,000 meters, and it has strong senses of sight, hearing and smell. Because of ecological damage to its habitat, the number of pure-blood Barbary sheep is less than 1,000.

The species is included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which means the species is not necessarily threatened with extinction but may become so if not better protected.

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