The new breed, called Exlana, lose their woolly coats automatically in spring.
Instead of spending precious time and money shearing their sheep, farmers simply wait for the light coats to ‘moult’ in the fields.
Breeder Peter Baber, 54, one of nine farmers developing the sheep, said: “We used to have normal, woolly sheep at the farm and had to spend hours shearing them in the spring.
“But the value of wool has reduced so much recently that it’s no longer economically viable to produce.
“Shearing has just become a necessity and, quite frankly, a nuisance.” Source
HARRISBURG, Pa.—Food stamps won’t be helping a disabled man fill his service dog’s food bowl.A Pennsylvania appeals court ruled Tuesday against James Douris of the Philadelphia suburb of Newtown. It upheld a decision by the state welfare agency denying him additional support. More…
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“It’s nature’s version of the Odd Couple. This Impala antelope has become a home for a contented spider. The insect appears to have settled in the web after it became caught between the antlers of the small antelope as it walked through a national park. Photographer Frank Solomon captured the bizarre image while on safari.” w/ photos
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Check this site out. You may want to think twice before donating to PETA. The claim is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a group that complains bitterly when animals die accidentally in horse races or intentionally in slaughterhouses, killed more than 90 percent of the adoptable animals in its care during 2007.
