Wild sheep sheds 35kg fleece after first haircut in years
25 Feb 2021
Gulf Today Report
For anyone who has endured months of lockdown without a haircut, spare a thought for Baarack the sheep.
His fleece had become so overgrown and matted that he could barely see when he was rescued by an animal charity in Australia.
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Baarack, whose thick coat weighed more than 35kg, was living wild in the state of Victoria. I couldn t believe there was actually a sheep alive under all of that wool, Pam Ahern, founder of Edgar s Mission Farm Sanctuary, told Nine News.
Baarack , a wild sheep after he was sheared at Edgar s Mission Farm Sanctuary in Lancefield.
Watch: Wild Sheep With 35-Kg Coat Of Wool Rescued In Australia Watch: Wild Sheep With 35-Kg Coat Of Wool Rescued In Australia Struggling under a filthy fleece caked with years of mud and tangled debris, Baarack was spotted in a Victorian state forest and taken to an animal rescue sanctuary north of Melbourne.
The sheep s matted coat had been growing uncut for close to five years.
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A wild sheep found wandering the wilderness of the Australian bush has been sheared of a huge 35-kilogram (77-pound) coat after an estimated five years of unchecked growth.
Struggling under a filthy fleece caked with years of mud and tangled debris, Baarack was spotted in a Victorian state forest and taken to an animal rescue sanctuary north of Melbourne, the group said on Facebook earlier this month.
Wild sheep rescued in Victoria has 35kg of fleece shorn off
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A wild sheep rescued in Victoria has its massive fleece shorn off for the first time in years.
(Courtesy: Edgar s Mission)
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A wild and ailing sheep found in Victoria, and named Baarack by rescuers, has yielded a fleece weighing more than 35 kilograms nearly half the weight of an adult kangaroo.
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Baarack was found near Lancefield, underweight and struggling to see