Sheep shearing
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Sheep shearing is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer. Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year. The an
Machine shearing a Merino, Western Australia. The shearer is using a sling for back support.
Shears and cowbells c. 250 AD Spain
Sheep in modern Crete
Throwing a fleece onto a wool table.
Shrek (sheep)
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Shrek was a Merino wether belonging to Bendigo Station, a sheep station near Tarras, New Zealand. He gained international fame in 2004, after he avoided being caught and shorn for six years. Merinos a
Sheep shearing
…Micron (wool) Shrek (sheep) – a hermit sheep that became notable in New Zealand for his extraordinarily thick fleece after avoiding being shorn for six years. Station (Australian…
Shrek in November 2008