Faroe Islands domestic animals

The domestic animals of the Faroe Islands are a result of 1200 years of isolated breeding.

As a result, many of the islands' domestic animals are found nowhere else in the world.

The sheep is a huge part of Faroese culture - it is a part of the local cuisine, and might have given the islands their name; Føroyar, the name of the Faroes, is thought to mean "sheep islands."

It lived a feral existence on the island of Lítla Dímun, but all specimens of this breed were shot in the 19th century.

It can survive without supplementary feed, but most people give it some food during the winter and during egg laying.