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Examples
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Like the Soay rams, men may simply not have had the stamina.
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His research was with the seasonal rise and decline in testosterone levels in Soay sheep.
Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D.: Irritable Male Syndrome, It's No Laughing Matter Ph.D. Dr. Gregory Jantz 2012
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The only other example that I can think of is the Soay sheep.
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Farmers had all but given up on the Soay for a variety of reasons -- they aren't good producers of wool or mutton, and are difficult for herders to manage.
Soay Sheep Are French Council's Cheap And Natural Solution To Clearing Abandoned Land (VIDEO) 2010
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In this video from BBC News, a French council has an inexpensive and environmentally friendly solution for managing overgrown lots on abandoned land: Soay sheep.
Soay Sheep Are French Council's Cheap And Natural Solution To Clearing Abandoned Land (VIDEO) 2010
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Farmers had all but given up on the Soay for a variety of reasons -- they aren't good producers of wool or mutton, and are difficult for herders to manage.
Soay Sheep Are French Council's Cheap And Natural Solution To Clearing Abandoned Land (VIDEO) 2010
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In this video from BBC News, a French council has an inexpensive and environmentally friendly solution for managing overgrown lots on abandoned land: Soay sheep.
Soay Sheep Are French Council's Cheap And Natural Solution To Clearing Abandoned Land (VIDEO) 2010
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Timothy Coulson, a professor of population biology at Imperial College London, and his colleagues analyzed the sheep data and found that the weight of the average female Soay has slimmed about three ounces a year, or about 5 percent over the past quarter-century.
Why Palin's Bailin' 2009
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The wild Soay sheep that live on the island of Hirta in the North Atlantic have been under careful scientific observation since 1985, partly because the island ecosystem is a simple one consisting of the sheep and the vegetation they eat.
Why Palin's Bailin' 2009
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The Agrostis-Festuca grassland of Hirta, Boreray and Soay is heavily grazed by sheep.
St Kilda (Hirta) National Nature Reserve, United Kingdom 2008
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