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Sheep found saddled with 41 pounds of wool is shorn for adoring public
The Washington ComPost ^
| April 26, 2022
| Cathy Free
Posted on 04/28/2022 7:12:03 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Gavin Loxton has more than 5,000 sheep at the high-country farm he runs in Lake Tekapo, New Zealand, so he said it wasn’t surprising that he didn’t notice when one of his lambs was missing about four years ago.
But he definitely noticed when the sheep was found.
After several years on the run, the wayward male Merino was discovered on April 14 hiding in an outcropping of rocks on Mount Edward — which has an elevation 6,765 feet — with almost double his weight in wool.
Shrekapo, as he was nicknamed by residents of the Lake Tekapo township, had so much wool that his fleece had grown over his eyes and left him “wool blind,” said Loxton. Loxton is owner of the Sawdon Station farm and vacation cottages on New Zealand’s South Island.
“If he had fallen over, he’d have rolled straight down,” Loxton said.
After a date with an expert shearer and hand blade, though, Shrekapo — named after a sheep called Shrek that famously escaped shearing for six years — is now much lighter on his feet.
On April 18, one of New Zealand’s champion shearers, Tony Dobbs, cut 41 pounds of wool off the bulky sheep before a crowd of hundreds of Shrekapo fans.
About 300 people turned out to watch the shearing, said Loxton, 50, adding that in his estimation, the discovery of Shrekapo is one of the best events to happen in Lake Tekapo in years.
“Like many towns, we’ve had a shortage of good news stories for a while,” he said. “Shrekapo’s independent streak has given us all something to celebrate.”
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TOPICS: Agriculture; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: sheep; shrekapo; wool
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To: Albion Wilde
Thank you for that Wilde reply!
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posted on
04/29/2022 3:42:52 AM PDT
by
70times7
(Serving Free Republics' warped and obscure humor needs since 1999!)
To: Diana in Wisconsin; shaggy eel; Ezekiel
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posted on
04/29/2022 8:02:00 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
04/29/2022 8:06:10 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
To: Daffynition
Wow, that sheep had twice as much overgrowth as the sheep in the OP --89 pounds!
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posted on
04/29/2022 8:21:54 AM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Most sheep I see are adorned with cloth face diapers rather than wool.
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posted on
04/29/2022 8:24:12 AM PDT
by
Clemenza
(I have no tolerance for tolerance)
To: Diana in Wisconsin; Daffynition
“I was blind but now I see.”
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posted on
04/29/2022 10:43:18 AM PDT
by
Ezekiel
("Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️.)
To: Albion Wilde
Ewe think? It's all a hoax.
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posted on
04/30/2022 2:21:50 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
To: Ezekiel
I'm seeing red.
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posted on
04/30/2022 2:22:45 PM PDT
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Daffynition
(*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
To: Daffynition
Hi.
That’s a great way to discourage poaching.
5.56mm
69
posted on
04/30/2022 2:26:29 PM PDT
by
M Kehoe
(Quid Pro Joe and the Ho need to go.)
To: Albion Wilde
*Rejoice with me...*
70
posted on
04/30/2022 2:26:54 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
To: M Kehoe
Is it died in the wool or dyed in the wool?
**Teasng**

I'm watching you.
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posted on
04/30/2022 2:31:13 PM PDT
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Daffynition
(*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
To: Daffynition
Ewe think? It's all a hoax. Don't be a heel.
To: Fightin Whitey
Huh?

If the *ministry of truth* says it's so....it is.
73
posted on
04/30/2022 2:38:01 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
To: Daffynition; Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
04/30/2022 2:38:03 PM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
04/30/2022 2:39:40 PM PDT
by
M Kehoe
(Quid Pro Joe and the Ho need to go.)
To: Albion Wilde
Calling Mike Rowe...it's dirty job fer sure.
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posted on
04/30/2022 2:39:56 PM PDT
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Daffynition
(*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
To: M Kehoe
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posted on
04/30/2022 2:42:24 PM PDT
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Daffynition
(*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
I thought the "adoring public" had to be either Australians or perverts.
It happened in New Zealand, so I guess I was right on both counts.
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posted on
04/30/2022 2:42:46 PM PDT
by
x
To: 70times7
Thank you for that Wilde reply!:-)
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posted on
04/30/2022 3:15:11 PM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
To: mewzilla
…….yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.
One for the master
One for the dame, and
One for the little boy who lived in the lane.
80
posted on
04/30/2022 3:15:16 PM PDT
by
HandyDandy
(Life is what you make it.)
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