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LITTLE WHITE LAMBS

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You have most probably noticed that all lambs have tiny, cute

innocent faces. There are also those bigger ones that closely
resemble them. They are the mothers of the lambs, that is the ewes.

Do you know that there are strong bonds between the lamb and
her mother? These strong bonds are established by the time the

ewes begin to feed the lambs.
By the time the ewe gives birth to her lamb, she never forgets its

smell and the taste she senses while she cleans it with her tongue.
That is why, she never accepts another lamb having a different taste

and smell. This is really astonishing! While a mother in a hospital
may well accept somebody else's baby given to her, a ewe can readily

distinguish her own lamb from all others in a crowded flock.