Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

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Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

2007-10-29 06:17:32 · 3 answers · asked by Damski007 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

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When wool cloth gets wet and is then dried with heat, the individual fibers shrink (shorten), causing the weave of the fabric to tighten up.

The wool on sheep is not processed into cloth. It's just individual hairs that, while perhaps matted, are not woven together.

2007-10-29 06:29:10 · answer #1 · answered by Paul in San Diego 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Thier wool probably absorbs most of the water, keeping them nice and puffy.

2007-10-29 13:24:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

lol, I'm not sure

2007-10-29 13:25:59 · answer #3 · answered by Yahoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋