That’s no baa-argain! Sheep becomes world’s most expensive when it sells for £365,000 after furious bidding war at Scottish auction The lamb, named Double Diamond, was sold at a Scottish livestock auction Sold by well-known breeder Charlie Boden to a three-way consortium It became the world’s most expensive sheep after it was bought for £365,000 … Read more
That’s no baa-argain! Sheep becomes world’s most expensive when it sells for £365,000 after furious bidding war at Scottish auction The lamb, named Double Diamond, was sold at a Scottish livestock auction Sold by well-known breeder Charlie Boden to a three-way consortium It became the world’s most expensive sheep after it was bought for £365,000 … Read more
They’ve tee-peed in our tent! Hilarious moment sheep storm holidaymakers’ camp and wreak havoc as they steal their food and poo on the floor Rachael Tweedy, 30, and Lauren Harris, 27, were camping in Redruth, Cornwall The sheep invade tent and eat from their bag of food and poo on the floor They try to … Read more
Sheep farmers are forced to dump their fleeces as coronavirus causes the price of wool to plummet Around 10,000 tons of wool are sitting unsold in depots across the UK It is the latest blow to an industry already beset by fears of American imports UK produces nearly 22,000 tons of wool every year from … Read more
The youngest member of the royal family of Sweden, Prince Oscar, takes central stage in a series of newly released pictures. The four-year-old son of Crown Princess Victoria looked thrilled as he befriended and pet some sheep during a visit at the Haga Palace in Stockholm on Monday 18 May. The same day, the young … Read more
Banjawarn Station takes up a million acres of shrub and grassland on the edge of the Great Victoria Desert in the middle of Western Australia. It is marginal land to graze livestock but about as isolated as any habitable place that exists on the planet and the perfect location to do things without being watched. … Read more
Paw patrol! Footage shows Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot herding sheep on a farm in New Zealand Spot gathered together the unruly farm animals with the help of two sheepdogs Robot can reach speeds of up to 3mph and costs less than £30,000 to lease Video also shows the robot marching through an orchard and … Read more
From top left: The country catwalk: Victoria Beckham – in Le Chameau boots and Barbour jacket – poses with Eva Longoria. Princess Anne in her trusty waxed cover-up. When in Balmoral… Diana and Charles, 1981. Fearne Cotton rocks Barbour. Zara Tindall in a Holland Cooper jacket at the Badminton Horse Trials. Vogue Williams wears Holland … Read more
The novel strain of coronavirus responsible for the current pandemic may have evolved to infect domestic cats and many species of farm animal — potentially creating a vast haven from which it may repeatedly invade humans, new research has found. A scientific report, submitted to a journal run by the world-renowned Pasteur Institute, in Paris, … Read more
A big thank ewe! Farmer herds flock of 150 sheep into hillside tribute for NHS workers Farmers herded sheep to spell NHS in Luss, Argyll and Bute, south west Scotland The farmers wanted to show thanks to NHS workers and raise spirits of locals It took three attempts and a whole family of farmers to … Read more