Do sheep have hair or fur or wool?

Sheep can grow three kinds of fibers 1. Kemp 2. Hair 3. Wool The amount of each is primarily genetica and secondarily environmental. read more

While there is some disagreement as to what hair sheep are, generally speaking, hair sheep are sheep that have more hair fibers than wooly fibers. They do not require shearing, because they naturally shed their coats. Some hair sheep have pure hair coats, whereas others have coats that contain a mixture of hair and wool fibers that is naturally shed. read more

Most sheep have neither hair nor fur, but wool. Wool is shorn typically once a year and used for example to make clothes. In warm countries, for example in Africa, it is common wih sheep that have hair instead of wool, like goats, so called hair sheep. They don't need shearing and resist heat better. read more

More Information: Scientifically, hair and fur are made of exactly the same material, a protein called keratin. From a developmental standpoint, there is no distinction between the follicles from which hair, fur, eyelashes, whiskers, wool, or porcupine quills grow. They’re all hair follicles and it’s all hair. read more