In Sheep News
Wool shorn off an overgrown sheep found near Canberra yesterday has set an “unofficial” world record for the heaviest fleece removed in one shearing, the RSPCA says.
The sheep, found yesterday, underwent a risky shearing operation to remove 40.45 kilograms of wool.
It smashed the previous world record held by a sheep in New Zealand called Shrek, whose fleece weighed 27 kilograms.
…After shearing, the sheep weighed in at 44 kilograms.
This was the second attempt by Australia to capture Shrek’s crown. First was Shaun the sheep [not related to this Shaun the Sheep] in Tasmania who came in short at 23.5kg.
Update: The RSPCA dubbed the sheep Chris. NPR’s headline was Woolly Mammoth, but the BBC’s mobile headline Fleece Release Me for the article is my personal favorite.
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Wonder if the sheep had to learn how to walk again…
I would think that he would have a bigger problem sleeping because they stole his ‘mattress’ 😉