Scotland’s Shrinking Sheep Mystery Solved
On the Scottish island of Hirta, the sheep are getting smaller and scientists are pointing the finger at climate change.
The sheep, who have been under close scientific scrutiny since 1985, appear to be shrinking in front of the scientists’ very eyes.
Each year, the female Soay have been losing about three ounces in weight. In all, the average body size of the Soay sheep has decreased by approximately 5 percent over the last quarter-century.
But the sheep aren’t the only thing shrinking on this remote Scottish island …
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