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In sheep, this structure generally forms a discoid spiral, consisting of two to four centripetal gyri, which transition at the central flexure into two to four centrifugal gyri, but some sheep exhibit deviations from this classic form. Current anatomical textbooks and scientific articles lack detailed descriptions relating to all of these possible variations of ansa spiralis in this species. This study identified and documented all of the deviations and their frequencies. The study was conducted from carcasses collected at a slaughterhouse in Tirana, Albania. In total, 555 large intestines from randomly selected sheep over the age of 6\u2009months were evaluated. No records were kept regarding specific age, sex, breed, or region of origin. Among the 555 large intestines, 52 (9.37%) exhibited different ansa spiralis shapes compared to the classical form. Among these irregularly shaped samples, 12 distinct variations were discovered. 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