Louis Bergeron

Sheep shrink on Scottish isle as world warms

Soay_Sheep.jpgWild sheep on the Scottish island of Hirta have been diminishing in size for over 20 years and now researchers have puzzled out why: It's the heat. Like wool socks run through the dryer, the sheep have shrunk.

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