News Animals Familiar face calms stressed-out sheep By Susan Milius October 27, 2004 at 12:43 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print Much as people do, sheep in troubled times seem to appreciate the sight of a familiar face, a new study of sheep cognition reveals. BAAD TIME. Picture of a sheep face (top) was more soothing to stressed sheep than a goat image (middle) or a plain white triangle. Kendrick Earlier research had shown that sheep can recognize individual faces, according to Keith Kendrick of the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, England.