{"id":6396,"date":"2024-05-10T14:11:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mu.is\/?p=6396"},"modified":"2024-05-13T14:16:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T14:16:13","slug":"lambing-has-begun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mu.is\/en\/lambing-has-begun\/","title":{"rendered":"Lambing has begun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lambing began this morning (May 10) when the ewe Dokka delivered the lamb king and lamb queen. It is the first lambs on each farm to receive these royal titles. The father is the ram J\u00f6kull who, just like the staff of the park, is waiting for more lambs that are expected in the coming days.<br \/>\nBeing a mother suits Dokka well, but she now stays in a designated area in the sheep pen while she forms a good and strong bond with the two lambs.<br \/>\nAs soon as a ewe has given birth to her lamb or lambs, she begins to care for the offspring. That means she licks off their mucus and blood and puts her scent on the lambs. The ewe then recognizes its lambs by smell. A lamb weighs 3-4 kg when it comes into the world, or as heavy as a newborn baby.<br \/>\nAs always, we ask visitors to show the offspring as well as other residents of the park the utmost consideration.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6383\" src=\"https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7603-710x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7603-710x1024.jpg 710w, https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7603-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7603-768x1108.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7603-1064x1536.jpg 1064w, https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7603.jpg 1419w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6379\" src=\"https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7601-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7601-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7601-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7601-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7601-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7601-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6377\" src=\"https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7600-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7600-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7600-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7600-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7600-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mu.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7600-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ewe Dokka gave birth to two lambs, a lamb and a ram. 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