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href="http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article549532.ece">http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article549532.ece</a></span></font></p>
<h1><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Clever
boy! Sheep recognise faces. They self-medicate. They're clever, dammit... </span></font></b></h1>
<h3><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>By
Roger Dobson </span></font></b></h3>
<h4><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Published: </span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>21 May 2006</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></h4>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sheep
are not so dumb after all. New research shows that they self-medicate when they
are ill. They can also identify and remember faces, both human and ovine,
distinguish between happy and depressed expressions, and tell one sheep's
bleating from another. </span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Scientists
have discovered that sick sheep can accurately self-medicate for stomach
problems. When sheep were given food than made them unwell, they were able to
select and eat the right cures for constipation and heartburn. "People
learn to take aspirin for headaches and antacids for stomach aches... Is it
also possible that herbivores write their own prescriptions?" ask the
researchers.</span></font></p>
<p class=words><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Article Length: 604 words (approx.) </span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
display:none'>Sheep are not so dumb after all. New research shows that they
self-medicate when they are ill. They can also identify and remember faces,
both human and ovine, distinguish between happy and depressed expressions, and
tell one sheep's bleating from another. </span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
display:none'>Scientists have discovered that sick sheep can accurately
self-medicate for stomach problems. When sheep were given food than made them
unwell, they were able to select and eat the right cures for constipation and
heartburn. "People learn to take aspirin for headaches and antacids for
stomach aches... Is it also possible that herbivores write their own
prescriptions?" ask the researchers.</span></font></p>
<p class=words><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
display:none'>Article Length: 604 words (approx.) </span></font></p>
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