Sheep Grazing in a Meadow

The morning meal is a highly prioritized event in a sheep's day. Many sheep participate in cud chewing: a grazing strategy in which sheep eat quickly in the morning and then fully chew and digest later in the day. This allows the sheep to keep their heads raised off the ground to watch for predators for longer periods of time. Grazing from dawn till dusk, the herd removes an impressive amount of the meadow's short foliage before moving on to the next pasture.