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Post by Cullyn Of Cerrmor on Aug 26, 2014 17:21:58 GMT 9.5
Is Shaun the world's wooliest sheep? Farmers catch a ram which had been wandering free for years... long enough to grow a 20KG fleece
Two Tasmanian farmers believe they have found the world's wooliest sheep
'Shaun the sheep' was found wandering in scrubland on Sunday
The ram is carrying an estimated 20 kilograms of matted fleece
'It is the heaviest sheep I've ever lifted,' said a local farmer
Currently the world record for a single fleece is held by a New Zealand sheep named 'Shrek'
By AMY ZINIAK FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA PUBLISHED: 00:59 AEST, 26 August 2014 | UPDATED: 10:29 AEST, 26 August 2014Two farmers have found what they believe is the world's wooliest sheep, with a fleece which weighs 20kg, wandering Tasmania's wilderness. The six year old ram, nicknamed Shaun after the children's TV character, was caught in scrubland on Sunday and farmer Peter Hazell believes he was roaming free for years. 'He couldn't see very well because of the wool over his face, so I snuck up behind him and grabbed him,' Mr Hazell told ABC News. Click Here to Read More:
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