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POV | Sweetgrass | The Shearing of Sheep | PBS

Duration: 01:30
Program: POV #2403
Broadcast Date: Jul. 5, 2011

In this clip associated with the "Sweetgrass" lesson plan, sheep are sheared in early spring to prepare for the trek to summer pasture in the mountains.

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