Baarack the sheep shorn of 35kg fleece after being found roaming in rural Australia

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A rogue sheep found wandering in rural Victoria has been shorn of his heavily overgrown 35kg fleece. Nicknamed Baarack by his rescuers, the merino ram was taken to Edgar's Mission farm sanctuary, where the fleece was removed to save his life. 'He was in a bit of a bad way,' Kyle Behrend of the sanctuary said. 'He was underweight and, due to all of the wool around his face, he could barely see'
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@guardiannews 3 роки тому

Mammoth woolly: Baarack the overgrown sheep shorn of his 35kg fleece ► www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/25/mammoth-woolly-baarack-the-overgrown-sheep-shorn-of-his-35kg-fleece

@SimeVidas 3 роки тому

For a brief moment, we know who the happiest sheep in the world is.

@labourvotersarepaedophiles7728 3 роки тому

It's a physical representation of how patriotic Brits feel now the thick stinking matted blanket of dead weight has been removed bye bye EU

@Nekiplex 3 роки тому

@@labourvotersarepaedophiles7728 when you spam the autofill words on the keyboard. A lot more to come back and forth with the new sprint network from the following the instructions in the end i died in the end of this communication in a new message from the first place is still a lot of people who do.

@Fitzibutzi 2 роки тому

@@labourvotersarepaedophiles7728 Your comment aged like fine wine

@peartreeproductions1993 3 роки тому

Poor thing carrying all that weight around. Glad he was found.

@labourvotersarepaedophiles7728 3 роки тому

It's a physical representation of how patriotic Brits feel now the thick stinking matted blanket of dead weight has been removed bye bye EU,

@waseemkamran6151 3 роки тому

This "weight" saved him from being consumed by wild.

@MP4_mafia 3 роки тому

Too bad sheep have been selectively bred to keep growing their wool. Wild sheep don't have this problem.

@dariondonte8386 3 роки тому

Glad you mentioned that. I was wondering what sheep did without people. This poor fella was just a victim of the Earth's cancer, like the rest of the world

@Daisy-lr8ff 3 роки тому

@@dariondonte8386 Finally we get the answers. If it is a bred sheep, the sheep is ignored. A very sick owner to do this kind of evil things.

@Nopi9 3 роки тому

@@Daisy-lr8ff it got lost.

@JavierFernandez01 3 роки тому

People too.

@labourvotersarepaedophiles7728 3 роки тому

@@dariondonte8386 how dare we clothe ourselves

@VeroViator 3 роки тому

He kinda looked like one of the Old English judges.

@akashicrecordmedialtd.7457 3 роки тому

LOL!

@AManOnline. 3 роки тому

Seeing all that wool getting cut off was extremely satisfying

@soyyo8656 3 роки тому

The comment I was looking for!!! The same here!!!

@crystalwaters7081 3 роки тому

I hope they properly treat the neck area...even though, he does seem a lot happier! ❤

@soapmactavish5355 3 роки тому

WHAT ON EARTH HAPPENED TO HIS NECK?!!

@Dunah2010 3 роки тому

@@soapmactavish5355 they accidentally made a cut while shaving the fur :(

@soapmactavish5355 3 роки тому

oh... it looks pretty painful, i hope he makes a full recovery!

@crystalwaters7081 3 роки тому

@@soapmactavish5355 ...The wool may have pulled the skin so bad that his skin was pulling, bleeding and irritated. I hope they can take care of him after all that...

@soapmactavish5355 3 роки тому

@@crystalwaters7081 oh, so they baically made his skin looser/ less tight? if so, then i hope he's fine now

@nauman.ashraf. 3 роки тому

He looks like a rich celebrity wearing really weird clothes.

@Mr8ofspades 3 роки тому

Imagine seeing that unit when walking in woods

@tawnikitari 8 місяців тому

😂😂😂

@tawnikitari 8 місяців тому

I’d probably be scared for a second 😂

@8675steve 3 роки тому

How do sheep survive in the wild? Answer: Sheep that grow so much wool that they cannot move if left unsheared is not a result of natural evolution. Sheep have been bred by humans for millennia with the goal of selecting the ones that produced the most wool the fastest. This of course is because the goal of the sheep farmer is to make a profit and the more wool they can grow, the higher the profit. As a result, the sheep that are farmed now do not resemble the wild sheep they come from in many ways. They have wool that grows so fast and so thick that if left to their own devices, the population would die off rather quickly as they find themselves immobilized by their vast quantities of wool.

@Daisy-lr8ff 3 роки тому

That’s terrible and cruel to Baarack!

@Daisy-lr8ff 3 роки тому

Now Barrack is lucky and he left from the bred shelter!

@sbinsdca 3 роки тому

@@Daisy-lr8ff complain to Michelle

@flightisallright 3 роки тому

Yeah Merino wool. These sheep have health issues due to being bred to produce as much wool as possible even without the neglect.

@tami8458 3 роки тому

What sort of health issues?

@paulabrown6840 3 роки тому

He’s so handsome it turns out! 😃

@sbinsdca 3 роки тому

He's single too

@naturalstatepoolandspallc338 3 роки тому

that would literally be 100 wool military blankets, 580 pairs of wool socks, 24 wool jackets..just from that 1 sheep that missed a few haircuts..lol

@teoguilfoyle7279 3 роки тому

Awe poor soul thank you for saving his life he must have suffered in the heat too

@sarfaraazansari6135 3 роки тому

Thankyou for taking care of it!

@philthycat1408 3 роки тому

Shear bliss.

@bluepuppy1139 3 роки тому

It was lucky to be sent to a sanctuary. Those shearings can be quite brutal.

@potr6461 3 роки тому

not an it - he

@coyotehome2002 3 роки тому

Poor thing! He must have been miserable in the heat of Australian summers!

@buckhinschwey 3 роки тому

Imagine how high he can jump now! Must be over the moon, at least

@ilsevanderbij7179 3 роки тому

What an absolute unit!

@SusanLynn656 3 роки тому

I hope there aren't any other sheep like him lost in the wild!

@gaspareegrimaldi4740 3 роки тому

In this blessed world there are NO SHORTAGE of anything “ only for Controls of the people “

@Everythingfreshandsassy 3 роки тому

80 pounds!!!! Poor little thing!

@slomunch 3 роки тому

We've got something called a baarack wandering around this country; do you want it?

@whzpoor 3 роки тому

Due to COVID i think we can all relate to this.

@mks9235 3 роки тому

He looks more like Isaac Newton than Barak Obama.

@jonahdab2491 3 роки тому

He was FLEECED !!! 🤣🐑

@akashicrecordmedialtd.7457 3 роки тому

LOL!

@dakotaridge 3 роки тому

Sheep shorn. Shorn the sheep! Forlorn and shorn, the sheep was worn. Torn between two shorners. Foreshorn and destitute.

@bostonblackie9503 3 роки тому

What a sweet baby!

@pedromedeiros1186 3 роки тому

Rocky boi

@geminifreestyle3697 3 роки тому

literally me being weighed down & strangled by everything in my brain

@jaysee7283 3 роки тому

😂 I can SO relate to that!

@joshuaking1194 3 роки тому

Next time the Mrs tells me she's having a bad hair day ill show her this

@sbinsdca 3 роки тому

That was baaaaaaaaad 😉

@jollofj3902 3 роки тому

Obama voice “Now let me be shear”

@jozz2248 3 роки тому

Long pauses between bleats, surely

@lukeben5 3 роки тому

The greatest comment does not exi....

@luanllluan 3 роки тому

\o/

@air7148 3 роки тому

obaama*

@josemarionate8905 3 роки тому

Looks like he's about to drop the dopest album

@robertormiston4989 3 роки тому

What would have happened to him if he hadn't been found, would the fleece carry on growing and impede his ability to function?

@alisoncuff 3 роки тому

Yes, apparently it can be lethal even.

@ethansmith4503 3 роки тому

Yep, plus he might have overheated.

@zambakates761 3 роки тому

Emotional

@vikz5786 3 роки тому

Did they cover him to hide the hideous wool cut the shearer gave him?

@jeanpeters2748 3 роки тому

Think about it.. the warming coat provides comfort, reduces shock, and maintains the sheep's temperature, until it fully adapts to the huge change.

@JavierFernandez01 3 роки тому

It was bitten by a rabid.. rabbit.

@new-knowledge8040 3 роки тому

They should have given him a part in a Sci-Fi movie before the fleece cut

@mrscpc1918 3 роки тому

Someone did a poor job of shearing there.

@zambakates761 3 роки тому

He shall recover from wounds

@k.d.farrell9592 3 роки тому

Big sheep !

@AnotherUser1000 2 роки тому

-Ya talkin' to me? Talkin' to me???

@user-zz2ex4mn8z 3 роки тому

Omg 😱

@Ob1sdarkside 3 роки тому

Must be freezing after that cut

@EuDouArteHipHopArtCulture21 3 роки тому

Awh man cute asf ~~

@thewallachianbard6975 3 роки тому

It is interesting to see though, just how much wool can actually grow on a single sheep.

@jasonsoliva6678 2 роки тому

Is this is how sheep used to look like in the wild?

@senator1169 3 роки тому

Nice

@jaredgomez5827 3 роки тому

So much wool :0

@jaysee7283 3 роки тому

What’s all the blood on the neck and what was wrong with that other sheep at the back, looked sore! Not criticising, glad they helped him! Just wondering.

@rockismygirldude 3 роки тому

Longer shearing video please!!!

@mohankutti99 3 роки тому

Feeling very lite acter watching thinking i am sheep

@MattCrawley_Music 3 роки тому

What did sheep do before farmers came and cut their fleeces?

@sbinsdca 3 роки тому

They didn't grow coats like that before domestication. Sheep have been bred to produce wool year round and need to be shorn at least once a year to maintain their health.

@Fullblown671 3 роки тому

0:08 That's Men's hairstyle in the 18th Century.

@jaredsagastume96 3 роки тому

They probably got two stacks of wool after having cut his hair. Now they can craft lots of carpets to decorate their houses. Nice.

@MinnieRightHere 3 роки тому

How do you do, fellow minecrafter?

@Rafaelxt2 3 роки тому

0:03 When i been at school, but i don't wanna nobody i see.

@dewandarun54321 7 місяців тому

Wow

@Kang-Hyeok 3 роки тому

거의 3분의 1 크기가 됐네요 털미는거 보니까 시원합니다 ㅎㅎ

@SS-kq4fz 3 роки тому

Glad someone did not use it for food

@kevinerosa 3 роки тому

Excuse my ignorance but do sheep “shear” in the wild? Are there a bunch of wild sheep somewhere in this situation?

@minnienhle21 3 роки тому

Domestic ones have been bred for generations to produce high quantities of wool but this is not the case with wild sheep like the bighorn.

@danpez890 3 роки тому

Imagine finding this sheep in the wild

@knee9819 3 роки тому

1:03 blood from her neck ?😨

@williammorahan4907 3 роки тому

Looks more like skin irritation than cut skin And the sheep’s male

@sbyto9 3 роки тому

Baarack OLamba

@superepic9336 3 роки тому

Here we have the walking coliflower

@Daisy-lr8ff 3 роки тому

Who’s the heartless master to treat the sheep like that? Is the sheep be treated the strayed sheep? If not, the master should be punished and be charged to the cruelties to the animals.

@kelliv2995 3 роки тому

It could be that he was spooked by a predator & lost his flock.

@Dunkskins 3 роки тому

He would have escaped and got lost in the bush / outback.

@Daisy-lr8ff 3 роки тому

@@kelliv2995 Is the sheep lost the flock for a long time? The sheep was living by himself for over 5 years. It is common in Australia, isn’t it?

@FortoFight 3 роки тому

The sheep escaped and the farmer didn't find it again. It hasn't been mistreated.

@Daisy-lr8ff 3 роки тому

@@FortoFight Barracks is a bred sheep and I am sure he is lucky to escape and be rescued.

@sephorareynolds5786 3 роки тому

I wonder if the extreme wool protected him from predator

@sbinsdca 3 роки тому

Would you want to navigate 80 lbs of wool for a small meal? 😆

@khanazharrasoolgroup3645 3 роки тому

Love u from kashmir gurdian for this type of post

@niashka69 3 роки тому

У меня один вопрос: что у Баарака с горлом?

@r.cogburn816 3 роки тому

Only if....

@batchint 3 роки тому

now that’s what I call an overcoat... jonny..

@adamuppsala1931 3 роки тому

They also found a old wild boar and named it Donald.

@mrmacross 3 роки тому

The worst plot twist I'd want to read is if Baarack ended up freezing to death.

@catwhowalksbyhimself 3 роки тому

Which is why they put it in a little coat at the end.

@ikesinachibrendan8401 3 роки тому

Breaking news: sanctuary workers fleece native Australian of 78 pounds.

@sbinsdca 3 роки тому

I gave you a pity thumbs up 😆

@potr6461 3 роки тому

edgars mission

@clark.949 3 роки тому

That’s atleast worth 2 shulker boxes of beds.

@paulabrown6840 3 роки тому

😥🥰

@alladividyasagar5596 3 роки тому

Why I am happy when she got hair cut?

@yeetneet5334 3 роки тому

Ay what happened to his neck?

@akashicrecordmedialtd.7457 3 роки тому

The wool can twist after a time or, (Like an ingrown hair.) the barber got just a little too close! It can happen!

@yeetneet5334 3 роки тому

@@ghostladydarkling3250 he can heal from it at least, I mean with that much wool cutting it off is going to be hard.

@stephenlooker607 3 роки тому

I guess they never cottoned onto it eh 😉 🐑

@markgreen4612 3 роки тому

He woolened have know what was happening.

@bensblues 3 роки тому

@@markgreen4612 quit it with these really baad jokes

@joniworx 3 роки тому

@@bensblues but, but...he was fleeced!

@ForestFolf 3 роки тому

That sheep must've felt baaaaaa-d before being shaved I'm sorry

@EuDouArteHipHopArtCulture21 3 роки тому

You are excused

@tmanf22 3 роки тому

Don't show this to PETA....

@kimanikamau9215 3 роки тому

Is it just me or the barber/shearer could have done better...?

@mangeshmahadadalkar4167 3 роки тому

Is it rescued or captured😂😂😂

@allengordon6929 3 роки тому

He is cute.

@talisingh1977 3 роки тому

Proper lockdown growth

@evennotodd 3 роки тому

This is not a sheep. This is a silly man in a fur coat in need of a haircut.

@MrMotherfuck123 3 роки тому

Omg

@Edmundostudios 3 роки тому

Kind of satisfying to watch it being cut off

@colinwishbone4437 3 роки тому

Is john crace his twin,???

@emkhan7887 3 роки тому

I wish i could lose this much weight by shearing 😕

@briennaasher26 Місяць тому

Turtle Sheep

@kimanikamau9215 3 роки тому

He wa lucky not to have been gotten australian brambles in the wild..

@ironhorse6688 3 роки тому

Dreadlocks sheep

@tuco4386 3 роки тому

🤗🙋🏼‍♂️💞🌿

@MrFlashgordon85 3 роки тому

Maybe his owners went vegan.

@ahmedsyed3436 3 роки тому

That reminds me. I need get a haircut.

@jybyrd 3 роки тому

Obama Voice: If you like your wool. you can keep your wool

@unicax5800 Рік тому

Bleeding everywhere poor animal!! They could have contract an experience person to do this. What a shame for the “ sanctuary”. Obviously animals are not that safe there.