They're strictly classed as 'feral' robomatic. They're descended from the original livestock of the crofters before the Highland Clearances obliged the islanders to leave.

They've adapted well to their environment and have survived and bred. (Goats are hardy beasts!)

The sheep may also be descendants of those left behind, or they may belong to farmers. In highland areas, sheep-farmers let their stock roam freely to benefit from a wide grazing range. Sheepdogs are used to round them up when necessary. Most of the sheep have been marked with a coloured dye.

Tourism is an important source of income for the Scots. It's highly dangerous to have psychopathic idiots with high-powered snipers' rifles firing at various animals while folk may be out walking in the open air.

There has been a tragic accident in the Alps recently where a chap on a bike was shot dead by a clown who 'thought he was an animal'.