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A touching, wise, and surprising chronicle of the rich inner lives of animals, drawn from Rosamund Young's lifetime as an organic farmer We often talk about people behaving like sheep: Follow the herd, count sheep to fall asleep, and look out for wolves in sheep’s clothing. But animals, just like people, don’t always follow the pack. Some are affectionate, while others butt heads; some follow the leader, and some guide the whole flock home. Indeed, they’re just as individual and complicated as us. With startling beauty and tenderness, Rosamund Young reveals the remarkable emotional and intellectual complexity of these creatures, creating a record as intimate as a personal diary. Following her acclaimed book The Secret Life of Cows, Young transports readers to the wild meadows of Kite’s Nest Farm, where she has worked as an organic farmer for over 40 years, at the beck and call of the abundant wildlife, living in direct contact with the consciousnesses of her beloved animals. Through tender portraits of her sometimes eventful but always rewarding days at Kite's Nest, Young recounts a multitude of discoveries, such as how cows converse with one another, why sheep are so strongheaded—and why should you never, ever text whilst milking. That’s a lesson you only need to learn once. This is a story of joy, discovery, cooperation and sometimes heartbreak. But through it all, The Wisdom of Sheep is a fresh and delightful tribute to the miraculous inner worlds of the animals all around us and what we can learn about them, and about ourselves, by watching them more closely.