Karakul Sheep Photo. A group of Karakul sheep. The lambs are born black but soon develop the variable adult coloration. The Karakul is a Central Asian fat-tailed sheep breed with a almost goat-like fleece and an ability to withstand heat and drought. Similar animals can be traced as far back as 1400BC and the Karakul may well be the oldest breed of domestic sheep. The breed is named after Karakul or Qaraqul, a city in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, near the Caspian and Aral Seas. All parts of the…
