Talk:Tail fat

Weight
"The weight of this part of a sheep's anatomy may be up to 30 kg (66 lb)"

Seems unlikely to me, and also somewhat inconsistent with the info on Fat-tailed sheep.
 * Refs cited here say so, while "Fat-tailed sheep" is unreferenced. BTW, "60 pound (27 kilogram) carcass" is rather lightweight. May be the text in the (unknown) source was describing a particular breed. - üser:Altenmann >t 05:21, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

Ah yes it is true, this source even mention 35 kg. Imagine being a sheep, dragging a 35 kg bag behind you, which is ... your tail! It seemed too absurd to be true, but sadly it is.

https://books.google.no/books?id=2UEJDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA727&lpg=PA727&dq=gissar+tail+fat&source=bl&ots=8_65RvGsD5&sig=SSYh4glsM39aoLcOn3YIBXRQavE&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjVrsqJnoHOAhWFCiwKHZYzDB8Q6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=gissar%20tail%20fat&f=false — Preceding unsigned comment added by VonPalm (talk • contribs) 04:55, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

Wrong picture?
The seems to be wrong. Those sheep are tailless (although the hypertrophied rump may play the same role). --Jorge Stolfi (talk) 01:49, 10 August 2020 (UTC)