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Merino ewes cluster tightly in steel livestock yards, their dense, silvery-grey fleece creating a rippling sea of wool against the muted golden-brown paddock landscape. Late afternoon sunlight catches the soft, crimped texture of their compact bodies, highlighting the breed's renowned woolly density characteristic of West Australian pastoral regions. Each sheep bears the distinctive pink ear tags signaling careful stock management, their alert faces and slightly raised heads suggesting recent movement or mild anticipation. The precision of the galvanized steel yards frames the mob, creating geometric lines that contrast with the organic mass of woolly bodies and the distant scattered trees of the rural background. This image captures the quiet precision of Australian sheep farming - a testament to generations of agricultural expertise in breeding and managing these remarkable Merino sheep, whose wool has been a cornerstone of the nation's agricultural success. The scene breathes with the subtle energy of pastoral life, where each animal represents both economic asset and part of a complex ecological system.