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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Why haven’t sheep evolved into being less nervous of humans?

Relax ... sheep on a farm in Thetford, Norfolk.
Relax ... sheep on a farm in Thetford, Norfolk. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images

Since sheep have been farmed for thousands of years, why have no breeds evolved into being less nervous of humans?

Paul Dodd, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire

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