Shaggy Sheep Shorn of Massive Fleece in Australia

Shaggy Sheep Shorn of Massive Fleece in Australia
A sheep with massively overgrown fleece looks on in Warrumbungle, New South Wales, Australia, July 20, 2018, in this picture obtained from social media. Graeme Bowden/via Reuters)
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A sheep in eastern Australia is leaping about more lightly after being sheared off its massively overgrown fleece.

In a social media post that has gone viral, farmer Graeme Bowden shared pictures of the sheep he dubbed “shriek 2”. He said a friend found the sheep with several years of growth, which he sheared to produce 30 kilograms (66 pounds) of wool - more than six times greater than the average fleece.