Sheep to rug in just 25min; SHREK THE MERINO WHO HID FOR SIX YEARS FINALLY GETS HIS DAY AT THE BAAA-RBERS.

From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: April 28, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: HUMFREY HUNTER

SHREK, the woolliest sheep in the world, has lost his fleece.

The nine-year-old merino wether became famous when he was captured last week after hiding in caves and evading the shears for six years.

Since last seen, he had grown a coat weighing 27kg - enough wool for 20 large suits and four times the weight of an average fleece. John Perriam, owner of the Bendigo Station in Otago, New Zealand, has been contacted by TV stations and there ...

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