09/24/2026
Interesting... not so dumb after all.
I did a post on this several years ago as well. Most people don’t know this.
What Sheep Can See and Remember
I used to think sheep were fairly simple animals, but I was surprised to learn how good their eyesight and memory actually are. Sheep can see colors, although they do not see them in quite the same way as we do. They see blues, greens and yellows quite well, but they find it harder to tell the difference between reds and greens. There is no exact number of colors that sheep can see because they see a range of different shades.
Sheep are also very good at remembering faces. Research has shown that they can recognize at least 50 other sheep and remember their faces for more than two years. They can recognize people too, especially those who regularly look after them. In one study, sheep learned to recognize photographs of four different people and could still identify them when the pictures were taken from different angles.
I found this really interesting because it shows that sheep are much more intelligent and aware of the people and animals around them than we might expect. A sheep that sees the same farmer every day will probably know exactly who that person is.
Reni McNabb Melvin
