Baarack the overgrown Australian sheep shorn of his 35kg fleece Rescuers relieve wandering animal of enough wool to make 61.3 jumpers
Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 09:56 Updated: Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 09:57
Baarack the sheep, sporting the 35kg fleece that rescuers removed. Photograph: Edgars Mission/AFP via Getty Images
A rogue overgrown sheep found roaming through regional Australia has been shorn of his 35kg fleece – a weight even greater than that of the famous New Zealand sheep Shrek, who was captured in 2005 after six years on the loose.
The merino ram, dubbed Baarack by rescuers, was discovered wandering alone with an extraordinarily overgrown wool coat, and was promptly shorn to save his life.
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Reuters adds that the animal was discovered by an individual who contacted Edgar s Mission Farm Sanctuary looking to get help for the creature. It would appear Baarack was once an owned sheep, Mission member Kyle Behrend said, per the outlet. He had at one time been ear-tagged, however these appear to have been torn out by the thick matted fleece around his face. Whilst his hooves were in great condition from running over the rocks in the forest, he was in a bit of a bad way. He was underweight, and due to all of the wool around his face he could barely see, he added of the sheep, who has now found a home with other rescued sheep at Edgar s Mission.
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