Tautersheep (SciiFii)

Tautersheep is a breed of sheep from the island Tautra in Frosta in Norway that originally went extinct since the mid-20th century due to the breeds becoming less popular for farming, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii due to demand for more exotic pet. The Tautersheep is a sheep with fine wool resembling the Spanish merino. The origin of the breed is disputed, but could possibly be merino sheep brought to Tautra cloister several hundred years ago and afterwards mixed with old Norse sheep. Others have claim that the origin is the English Ryeland, which suggest that the Tautersheep is a far younger race. The fine wool made the Tautersheep very popular and at the end of the 19th century it was quite well known, but this breed, even in modern times, has problems because the wool has a tendency to grow over the eyes of the animal. The fertility is low and the sheep, during when the breed wasn't extinct yet, had problems with the stony Norwegian terrain. The Tautersheep is an excellent forager and very adaptable. Although originally bred for wool, the Tautersheep is a common backyard pet throughout the world, being considered as a popular exotic pet among the de-extincted pets.
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