Shrek the sheep

Shrek the sheep ran away and hid in a cave in New Zealand for 6 years. When Shrek was finally found in 2004, the sheep had gone unsheared for so long that it had accumulated 60 pounds of wool on its body, enough to make 20 suits! The sheep became famous and even got to meet the Prime Minister. Shrek finally passed away last month at the age of 16.

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Funny things happen when an organism selected for its utility to another up and wanders off. Makes me wonder what deep valleys organisms must pass through when an evolved mutualism (such as cow and cowbird) becomes unfavorable and is selected against. Both organisms have adapted to eachother in ways that could be disadvantageous outside of that sort of arrangement.
(And yes, 'domestication' is a biological mutualism. Humans get resources, while domestic plants and animals get protection, food, and unusual breeding success. And both have adapted, genetically and culturally to maximize the profitability of this relationship. In any other species, we would happily call it a mutualism - such as when we see thatch ants farming aphids. End of lecture.)
I had 3 fine wool ewes escape from our pens to a 1,200 acre ranch behind us. Years later we met a gauger who said he saw them still down, traveling together as a group, with wool so deep you could hardly see their heads or legs. Which is probably why they were still alive - the coyotes could only get a bite of wool and not flesh.
Shrek didn't pass away last month....it was Shawn in 2004 when it was found. Then in 2005 a moron slaughtered it. That moron was taken to court and everything
"Shrek finally passed away last month at the age of 16" When you put it like that, it kinda sounds like you wanted to pass away, you know? Like "finally that sheep is dead".
Ahhh...sheep...the real mans best friend...makes us jumpers...gives us lovely meat...and something else that is too rude to mention...
Ya probably poor shrek died from a cold once they cut off the 60 pounds of wool and let him naked lol
Now, i think i understand why they need to be sheared. 60 pounds of wool is too much to carry everyday. Everything has a purpose.... R.I.P. Shrek...
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Can't be true.first he would have died of heat stroke.secondly i have never heard of a sheep 16 years old.hid in a cave and what only came out at night to eat when it was dark!
This actually is basically true- I did know what breed he is but can't remember.. Polwarth comes to mind.. (but I'm not woolly qualified to say so.)
I'm in nz. This sheep died due to being shorn ... they took his wool. He went into mass shock and died..
impossible because without food(hunger kills) 2. wool raises body temperature (it may kill, in hot area) 3. sheep average life is 12 years.4. if was in cool area how it survive there without high protein diet. in case it was depending on grasses how long it can? the pictr may be ideal kept animal. it is without shearing in ideal condition. i mean low temperature and protein rich diet.