Sheep shows gratitude to the dog after saving them from a wolf attack. : animalswithjobs

[–] ByroTriz@lemmy.ml 111 points 5 months ago (4 children)

That's not his blood btw

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 57 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Bro proper fucked up the wolf I think you can see the spiked collar

[–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

Yep you sure can

[–] huquad@lemmy.ml 41 points 5 months ago

Call an ambulance. But not for me

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 35 points 5 months ago

It probably would have been if not for that spiked collar.

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Is there a video or something that goes along with this?

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 88 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Sheep see the dog as part of the herd, since it's a guard dog. The reaction seems natural, basically a sheep comforting a "sheep" after a traumatic situation. Don't ask the sheep why the "sheep" was able to fight off two wolves tho :d

[–] Chadus_Maximus@lemm.ee 41 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That sheep is just built different.

[–] KrankyKong@lemmy.world 38 points 5 months ago

Got that dog in him.

[–] BurnedDonut@ani.social 25 points 5 months ago

Is it because they see the guard dog as the g.o.a.t of the sheeps? (-:

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

SUPER SHEEP!

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago

herd animal psychology really.

or at least that's what i like to think. Psychology sucks.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sheep is just smelling the smells

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Maybe, but they are social animals

[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 1 points 5 months ago

I'm surprised the wolves were even able to find the sheep in that terrain. The greyer ones blend quite well.

[+] amzd@kbin.social -25 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If only the dog could save them from the slaughter house

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 35 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I believe these sheep are bred for their wool

[–] amzd@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

They still go to the slaughterhouse at a fraction of their usual lifespan

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Which probably still gives them longer lives than the average wild sheep

[–] amzd@kbin.social 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

A quick google:
Wild sheep(mouflon) live 8 to 12 years in the wild.
Farmed sheep are killed at 3 to 6 years old (excluding lamb which are killed at between 10 weeks to 6 months old)

So that’s a resounding no.

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I mean, don't get me wrong, humanity is definitely to blame for this, but I really doubt a domesticated sheep has the same life expectancy in the wild as a mouflon

[–] amzd@kbin.social 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You mean the domesticated sheep doesn’t have the instincts anymore to run from predators? My dog also doesn’t have the same instincts as a wild wolf but I’m not gonna kill and eat them because of that.

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee -3 points 5 months ago

Oh the irony of your bleating 😂

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 5 months ago

arguably a wolf is also classifiable as a "slaughter house"

[+] RacoonVegetable@reddthat.com -49 points 5 months ago (2 children)

This is not wholesome, this is sad

[–] Woht24@lemmy.world 64 points 5 months ago

Who said it had to be wholesome?

[–] xpinchx@lemmy.world 34 points 5 months ago

The dog is fine that's not his blood.

Animals with Jobs

Is it an animal? Does it have a job? Then it belongs here!

Our Rules

Community Moderation