eli5: How did primitive sheep contain/deal with all that wool when modern sheep require sheering yearly?

Question

eli5: How did primitive sheep contain/deal with all that wool when modern sheep require sheering yearly?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Sheep don’t require shearing at all, they shed their coats naturally anyway, but highly domesticated sheep do this more slowly than wild sheep, it also varies depending on breed & species. The idea all sheep are the same & domesticated is mistaken.