Minecraft, the sandbox game developed by Mojang and first fully released in 2011, features sheep as common passive farm animals that players breed, shear for wool and keep in pens. Their distinctive bleat plays whenever a sheep is nearby, making it one of the most familiar ambient sounds in the game for longtime players. The clip has spread beyond gameplay into memes and short videos, where its instantly recognisable farmyard tone signals Minecraft itself even without any footage of the game.