HOTS questions: 1. Why is shearing carried during summer? 2. Why does shearing not hurt the sheep? 3. Why does on burning wool smell like burning hair?
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- Sheep shearing is done in summer season i.e. during hot weather because they can survive without their thick protective coat of protective hair in summer season. If shearing is done in winter season, the sheep would die due to the severe cold. ... So, shearing is done in summer season only.
- Just like a haircut, shearing also doesn't hurt a sheep. It is the uppermost layer of the skin of sheep which is usually dead. ... Hence, option A is the correct answer and as per this shearing does not hurt sheep because the uppermost layer of skin is dead.
- Wool is a protein fibre (keratin) obtained from animals' fleece (hair). Therefore, wool on burning gives a smell similar to that of burnt hair
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