Being the "black sheep" isn"t always a bad thing—just ask the Scottish Blackface, seen here in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. With its striking dark features and a knack for thriving in places where others wouldn"t, this British breed has turned the idiom on its head. Far from an outcast, it"s the backbone of Scotland"s rural life and a true champion of the hills and moors. Interestingly, the Blackface sheep didn"t originate in Scotland but south of the Anglo-Scottish border.
Scottish Blackface sheep, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Today in History
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It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball
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Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington
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Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
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Earth Science Week
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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Here we mark the price of freedom
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America s Playground by Derrick Adams
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Ardez, Graubunden, Switzerland
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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Lake Tai s cherry trees in bloom
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Diwali
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A crane for good luck in today’s big game
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Negratín Reservoir, Granada, Spain
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All in a day s work
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Is that a buzzing sound?
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Happy 800th, Salisbury Cathedral
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Irohazaka road
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Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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International Polar Bear Day
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Christmas Bird Count turns 125
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Art in the chapel
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Castle Square, Old Town, Warsaw, Poland
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The last thing seen by Wile E. Coyote
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Mediterranean red sea stars
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Celebrating a young girl s age-old discovery
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St. Paul Winter Carnival
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It s leap day!
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A hermitage with a view
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The natural ice wall of Misotsuchi, Chichibu, Japan
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Hoisting a flag for seafarers