Ystel sheep

Ystel sheep(Ovis ystelis) is a kind of quadrupedal, ruminant mammal endemic to Ystel, especially the eastern part of Mermelia, Ystel sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates and belong to the genus Ovis. The total number of Ystel sheep is low, and it is hard to spot them in wild, but they are currently not facing any extinction threats.

Ystel sheep look less woolly than domestic sheep; however, the wool of Ystel sheep has one of the best qualities and can be used to make Ystel shawl, one of the best woven products in Sahar, as Ystel shawls are very thin(so thin that they are semi-transparent under lights) but can effectively keep the body of the wearers warm; however, due to the rarity of Ystel sheep, Ystel shawl is very expensive.

Traditionally, herdspeople in Ystel countries flocked wild Ystel sheep into fences in winter, shaving their hair, taking care of them, then released them when the weather became warmer; however, unlike Ovis aries, the domestic sheep, Ystel sheep are never domesticated, mainly because they reject to reproduce in fence. Some researchers have cross-bred Ystel sheep and domestic sheep, while Ystel sheep-domestic sheep hybrids are as tamed as domestic sheep, the quality of the wool of Ystel sheep-domestic sheep hybrids is not as good as that of pure Ystel sheep, which greatly reduces its commercial value, and researchers eventually abandoned the idea of breeding Ystel sheep-domestic sheep hybrids.