Sheep are animals which have a coat of wool, and 4 legs, each leg has two toes Sheep were first domesticated by man many thousands of years ago for their wool, meat and skins. The fat was used for candles and cooking, with plant colours used to dye the wool The female sheep are called Ewes, the male sheep called Rams, their babies called Lambs. Some breeds of sheep have horns on their heads and some sheep are wild and live in the mountains, but they all eat grasses, and many different types of grasses.