Black Sheep Two Cute Lambs with Red Flowers Coffee Mug

Two cute cartoon sheep, grey and black, each with a red flower in her mouth with green stem and leaves. These adorable sheep have coal black fleece, big googly eyes and funny dopey "sheepish" expressions. Black lambs are sometimes born to white ewe and ram because of a recessive gene passed on by the parents. Black lambs to white parents are unusual and considered a sign of individuality and standing out in the crowd. Black breeds of sheep include the Black Welsh Mountain sheep and the rare Scottish Hebridean. Sheep and lambs of any color are symbols of spring; the meaning of sheep as an animal spirit includes artistry, romance, feminine or yin energy, wandering, kindness and compassion, community, emotional depth, simplicity, trust and honesty. The Sheep is the eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Sheep (also known interchangably as the Year of the Goat) occurs every twelve years, some of which are 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 and 2027.