So, with your experience you are basically saying that personal traits of individual ewes and rams aren't completetely determined by their biological sex, but there is a lot of difference and variance?

I think that in our western tradition there has been quite a strong dualism between body and soul, consciousness and biology. To simplify, free will and ability to make decisions has been attributed to the soul, whereas genetic and biological stuff were seen as fixed and predetermined. Or something like that - to me it seems that the idea of a fixed "human nature" or "being a (fe)male" is haunting every here and there.

Sami's game, The UnReal World went donationware - anyone can download and play the game for free. And if people like to, they can voluntarily donate some money to Sami, to keep the development going on. Well, this sparked some discussion at the game forums, some people arguing that it is natural for humans to be a bit selfish, and that it is stupid to pay for something if you already got it for free. Well, I see the logic there, but I'm against the justification by "human nature". Of course we have some things determined by our biological and genetical heritage, but I simply fail to see that the biology would determine very detailed stuff in our emotional and cognitive structures. Experience and learning plays quite a big role too, and humans and other animals are surprisingly capable of learning and growing...

Similarly, I feel uneasy when some people argue that there are steict, clear, simple and fixed models of being a male or a female, and that it is unnatural, weak, stupid and immoral to break those models. To me it seems that those simplified gender roles are unnatural, mere abstractions built on over-simplified stereotypes.

So, I'm more than glad to hear that even the sheep show diverse personal traits, different ways of being a strong and capable male or a female. Ah, and personally I had already thought that Pekka the Ram is a macho - always willing to pick up a fight, and feeling frustrated when he doesn't have enemies to defeat - but, alas, today when I went to give hay to the sheep, Pekka just went peacefully with the others, looking at me in a curious but a peacefull way. It was as if he had already found out that I'm not going to steal his women, so he had deciced to accept my presence and enjoy the food I bring. Oh well, so I must admit that Pekka is getting old and wise - without compromising his self-esteem and masculinity he is willing to co-operate.