Animal Facts: The perfect gift for the "black sheep" in the family. And if you don't know who the black sheep in the family is, you can get this one for yourself as well. Of course, that's not to say you might be the black sheep yourself. This black sheep can also be used to go along with the famous "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" nursery rhyme and it's just as cuddly as his white counterpart. In most sheep, a white fleece is the norm because of a dominant gene, and the black fleece is the result of a recessive gene. Because of this, a black sheep is actually pretty rare, so it easily stands out in a flock of white sheep. Sheep are decended from Asia and Europe and are used for a milk, meat, and wool. Its primary food is grass and they tend to graze together in a flock. Order Artiodactyla. Found extensively in Australia, New Zealand, South America, and the western United States. The length of the head body averages about 1.5 m with a short tail, and an adult may weigh 75-200 kg. Ewes usually produce 1 or 2 lambs, although 5 have been recorded; they are born woolly open- eyed. Gestation period is about 21 weeks. Details: Length: 11" Width: 4" Height: 11" Position: Standing Age Group: The Recommended age for Hansa animals is 3 and up to comply with ASTM93 safety standards. Portraits in Nature is a hand-crafted collection of realistic plush animals. Artists working in a socially responsible and environmentally responsible studio create each Hansa animal from portraits of the creature in its natural habitat. The Hansa Story Artisan hand sew the animals "inside out", an old world tradition that results in the mininization of seams, and their bodies are carefully "sculpted" to create "musculature" and "features" like movement in a walking or sitting position that are unique to each creature. On average, there are 42 separate pieces required to make each animal, that must be combined by a team of truly creative artists to create the distinctly realistic features that characterize HANSA animals. (Some animals have as many as 240 different parts!) Each animal is individually hand sewn, to give it a unique "personality", there are more than 860 different fabrics and man-made furs from which the "coat" and "hides" are made, along with over 6000 sets of different eyes, whiskers, claws, noses, and related accessories allocated for creating these wonderful plush animals. Stuffing emphasizes careful attention to the placement of the highest quality man-made materials. When you hold these wonderfully "life-like" animals, you will see and feel HANSA's emphasis on quality, which is a result of careful attention to design, custom fabric selection, cutting, sewing, stuffing, eye placement, feature creation, framing, air brushing and finishing. Since each animal is hand sewn, there will be slight variations in appearance.