Icelandic sheep
Breed
The Icelandic is the Icelandic breed of domestic sheep. It belongs to the Northern European Short-tailed group of sheep, and is larger than most breeds in that group. It is thought that it was introduced to Iceland by Vikings in the late ninth or... Wikipedia
Use: meat; wool; formerly milk
Scientific name: Ovis aries
Higher classification: Sheep
Rank: Breed
Horn status: usually horned; there is a polled strain
Wool color: variable