▁l amb s ▁in ▁the ▁her d . ▁ ▁A ▁male ▁sheep ▁im pre gn ated ▁a ▁female ▁go at ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁mixed ▁l itter ▁of ▁k ids ▁and ▁a ▁female ▁sheep - go at ▁hy brid ▁with ▁ 5 7 ▁chrom os om es . ▁The ▁hy brid ▁was ▁subsequently ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁fert ile ▁when ▁m ated ▁with ▁a ▁ram . ▁ ▁In ▁France ▁natural ▁m ating ▁of ▁a ▁do e ▁with ▁a ▁ram ▁produced ▁a ▁female ▁hy brid ▁carrying ▁ 5 7 ▁chrom os om es . ▁This ▁animal ▁back cross ed ▁in ▁the ▁veter inary ▁college ▁of ▁N antes ▁to ▁a ▁ram ▁delivered ▁a ▁still born ▁and ▁a ▁living ▁male ▁off spring ▁with ▁ 5 4 ▁chrom os om es . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁reported ▁case ▁of ▁live ▁birth s ▁of ▁tw in ▁ge ep ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Character istics ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁long - standing ▁belief ▁in ▁sheep – go at ▁hy br ids , ▁which ▁is ▁pres umably ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁animals ' ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁each ▁other . ▁Some ▁primitive ▁vari eties ▁of ▁sheep ▁may ▁be ▁mis ident ified ▁as ▁go ats . ▁ ▁In ▁Dar win ism ▁– ▁An ▁Ex position ▁of ▁the ▁Theory ▁of ▁Natural ▁Selection ▁with ▁Some ▁of ▁Its ▁App lications ▁( 1 8 8 9 ), ▁Alfred ▁Russ el ▁Wal lace ▁wrote : ▁▁ ▁[...] ▁the ▁following ▁statement ▁of ▁Mr . ▁Low : ▁" It ▁has