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Comment: In the UK (and perhaps elsewhere, but I live in the UK) there
have been reports in the media *for years* about sheep escaping from farms by lying down and rolling over the cattle grids. Listening to people talking about it yet again on the radio this morning it struck me how often I'd heard the story yet I'd never seen any pictures. I did a Google image search and found a few rather unconvincing pictures - one was a dead sheep on a cattle grid, and there were several unconvincing photoshopped efforts, and there were no videos. Then it struck me that the whole thing was made up by farmers who had forgotten to close gates and needed an explanation as to how their sheep had got into people's gardens and fields and were eating things they shouldn't. It is an engaging story and became a modern myth. The BBC web site has news reports about sheep rolling over cattle grids if you are looking into the matter. Of course, they don't have any video. |
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Yeah, sheep (aside from Shawn) don't really have the flexibility necessary to roll themselves over like that.
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Daing. I thought this was going to be a "how to" article.
I have nightmares about sheep surrounding me while I sleep and was hoping this article would help me out. Photo "Apparently sheep are not too keen on being counted" Bob |
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I've been surrounded by sheep. It's not a big deal. They bleat a lot, but it's not like they bite.
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Rams are not. I had a teacher in high school who raised sheep and missed 3 days of school due to injuries she suffered after being attacked by her ram. |
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I've seen a few handlers get knocked over by a herd during herding trials when a dog lost control. That can result in bruises and even broken bones. Darn things can be pretty heavy.
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You need to be careful around Dodge pickups.
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I knew somebody was going to go there.
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Why would they bother to roll across the grids when they can easily walk across them? Here's a few videos of sheep doing just that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rIbZWblPaA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5PE6PmglEo The Wikipedia article on cattle grids even has a photo of sheep straying via a grid. In any case sheep can't roll that far so if they tried rolling across the grate they'd just end in the middle. Here's a rolling sheep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_S6sdqkGt4 |
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Mind you, sheep bites can be nasty. No joke- she almost needed stitches. |
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Was she carving her initials into the sheep?
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No, actually we were attempting to shear it.
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Not convinced. The sheep that haunt my sleep are quite persistent.
They talk. A lot. Seem to be trying to sell me a mattress. Photo "I'm sure I did not forget to turn of the TV" Bob |
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Just a thought, was there an ad once for mattress featuring sheep maybe i.e. "it's better then counting sheep"
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