Haifa, Israel-based aerial photographer Lior Patel shot this mesmerizing timelapse video showing a bird's-eye view of sheep being herded in his country. From this perspective, the flock looks almost fluid-like, flowing through the green pastures, through gates, and around objects.
If you ever find yourself getting low to the ground to try and get the perfect shot of a horned animal, be sure to protect what's valuable to you. A BBC cameraman found out what can happen if you don't, as you can see in this short viral clip above.
Sheep can recognize human faces in photos at a level that's comparable to humans. That's what scientists discovered through testing sheep by showing them celebrity portraits.
Faroe Islands is an island country halfway between Norway and Iceland. It features some of the world's most beautiful roads, but those routes haven't been traversed by Google's Street View camera cars. So, the country decided to take matters into its own hands by mapping the island with sheep-mounted 360-degree cameras. It's called Sheep View 360.
The Internet is abuzz over a series of photographs by a farmer named Liezel Kennedy in Saskatchewan, Canada. The image above may appear at first glance to be a simple snapshot of a snowy Canadian countryside, but it's actually a photo showing how well sheep can blend into their surroundings in the wild. There are about 550 sheep in the photo.
Finish this sentence: "I want to take dramatic, black-and-white studio portraits of _____." If you're like most people, chances are good you named a person or group of people. If you're Kevin Horan, a man with 30 years experience as an editorial photographer in Chicago, you would have said "sheep and goats."
Well, it's not 'sharks with frikin' laser beams on their heads,' but Sony isn't far off with its latest camera publicity stunt. In order to get a... ummm... unique? perspective on the Yorkshire leg of the Tour de France, the electronics company is strapping action cams to a flock of sheep... seriously.