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 Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to 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.