“Sheep may be brighter than we think.

According to British scientists, they probably experience some degree of emotion and could even be capable of conscious thought. [So… referring to us as a “nation of sheep”, as has been fashionable in certain sociologically but apparently not ethologically astute circles since William Lederer’s seminal book by that name in the ’50’s, actually is disparaging… to the sheep?? -FmH]

This astonishing verdict is based on the ability of sheep to remember old faces, be it a member of the flock or even a shepherd.

Sheep may be capable of using the same system (as humans) to remember and respond emotionally to individuals in their absence…

New studies have revealed that sheep can remember up to 50 sheep faces as well as familiar human faces, such as their shepherd.” BBC