Still Waters Posted August 26, 2014 #1 Share Posted August 26, 2014 (IP: Staff) · Two farmers in Australia's island state of Tasmania have found what they believe is a six-year-old sheep that has never been shorn. http://www.telegraph...-six-years.html 2 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiloh17 Posted August 26, 2014 #2 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Man, he could survive at the north pole with that much wool. 2 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted August 26, 2014 #3 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Poor thing...I hope they immediately shaved him down. 4 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted August 26, 2014 #4 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Aye... a visit to the baa-baa shop is looking like a must. Poor wee lamb (sheep). 4 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 26, 2014 #5 Share Posted August 26, 2014 So sheep are dependent on humans to shear their wool? I guess I never really thought about it. If born and raised in the wild, sheep will be unable to see and live a rather ugly life. Usually when we think of an animal living without the human touch, we think of a much better lifestyle. But I guess, living blind and uncomfortable in the wild would still be better than becoming a human meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted August 26, 2014 #6 Share Posted August 26, 2014 So sheep are dependent on humans to shear their wool? I guess I never really thought about it. If born and raised in the wild, sheep will be unable to see and live a rather ugly life. Usually when we think of an animal living without the human touch, we think of a much better lifestyle. But I guess, living blind and uncomfortable in the wild would still be better than becoming a human meal. Just a thought, maybe we bred them to be extra wooly? cant imagine evolution giving animals such a disadvantage as 'too much' wool 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted August 26, 2014 #7 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Just a thought, maybe we bred them to be extra wooly? Exactly, in a more wild state (genetically speaking) they simply don't produce that much wool. 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 26, 2014 #8 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Just a thought, maybe we bred them to be extra wooly? cant imagine evolution giving animals such a disadvantage as 'too much' wool That's what I was thinking, however I don't really know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First-time Human Posted August 27, 2014 #9 Share Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) Tazmania??? REALLY?? is that somewhere in Europe, maybe near Austria? Or is it Tasmania, in Australia!! Edited August 27, 2014 by First-time Human Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibeliever Posted August 27, 2014 #10 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Exactly, in a more wild state (genetically speaking) they simply don't produce that much wool. Yes it's breeding. Most domesticated dogs wouldn't fare well in the wild either because of how we've modified their form(s) over generations. Tazmania??? REALLY?? is that somewhere in Europe, maybe near Austria? Or is it Tasmania, in Australia!! LOL - It's at the ass end of the planet https://www.google.com/maps/@-41.4214865,148.5585659,7z 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lioness_Heart Posted August 27, 2014 #11 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Cute sheep! 2 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis914 Posted August 27, 2014 #12 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I wonder if the sheep's name is Bully? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted August 27, 2014 #13 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I wonder if the sheep's name is Bully? Nope, they called it....Shaun! LMAO! 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted August 28, 2014 #14 Share Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) So sheep are dependent on humans to shear their wool? I guess I never really thought about it. If born and raised in the wild, sheep will be unable to see and live a rather ugly life. Usually when we think of an animal living without the human touch, we think of a much better lifestyle. But I guess, living blind and uncomfortable in the wild would still be better than becoming a human meal. So it would be better to be eaten alive by wolves or bears?That inner wool really looked nice though didn't it? I'd like a sweater mad from that lil guy. Edited August 28, 2014 by OverSword 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted August 28, 2014 Author #15 Share Posted August 28, 2014 (IP: Staff) · (edited) Shaun the shaggy Aussie sheep finally shorn - https://uk.news.yaho...25.html#QXTwX26 Edited August 28, 2014 by Still Waters 3 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 28, 2014 #16 Share Posted August 28, 2014 So it would be better to be eaten alive by wolves or bears? That inner wool really looked nice though didn't it? I'd like a sweater mad from that lil guy. I think having a chance to live free would be better than just waiting in line to be butchered. But sheep may not mind. I agree on the inner wool. Wow! that looked great. 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 28, 2014 #17 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Shaun the shaggy Aussie sheep finally shorn - https://uk.news.yaho...25.html#QXTwX26 Hope they kept the wool separate from other wool. I'm guessing they could sell it for more with the media coverage. 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyomotor Posted August 28, 2014 #18 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Yep, true. Shaun the Sheep has now been shorn and had a check up at the Vets. He's going to be kept as a pet. 2 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted August 28, 2014 #19 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Shaun the shaggy Aussie sheep finally shorn - https://uk.news.yaho...25.html#QXTwX26 wow 23.5 kilos of wool! I bet thats a weight of his ...back 4 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis914 Posted August 28, 2014 #20 Share Posted August 28, 2014 So now that makes him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximusnow Posted August 28, 2014 #21 Share Posted August 28, 2014 SheepSquatch 2 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dracona15 Posted September 11, 2014 #22 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I must obtain that wool O_O I shall have the warmest sweater ever!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbenol Posted September 12, 2014 #23 Share Posted September 12, 2014 (edited) So Shrek still has the world record. http://finnfolk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/shrek-sheep.html Although I think the real record is how he managed go 6 years in New Zealand without being molested. Edited September 12, 2014 by Still Waters Replaced copyrighted image with source link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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