OMG! Are These Pink Sheep For Real?
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A flock of mammals that reside at Auckland's SheepWorld are making waves or should we say Baaaaas? That's because instead of the usual muddy white, they are all sporting shocking pink hues.
As you may have guessed by now, the flock of 60 are not born this way - Their wooly coats have been dyed with food coloring by their enterprising owners, to try attract more visitors to this working farm that provides an insight into sheep farming.
The tradition of coloring the animals began about two years ago - To celebrate the rugby finals between Canterbury and Auckland, the farm owners dyed their entire flock, red and black - the color of the team uniforms. The unique sheep became so popular, that the owners decided to make the look permanent.
However, dyeing them in two different colors was difficult, so after discussing various colors and causes, they settled upon this bright pink, in honor of breast cancer awareness.
The dyeing frequency depends on the amount of rain the farm receives. That's because the food dye tends to wash off with water. And in case you are concerned, the dye is completely harmless and even the color does not bother the mammals, since sheep are color blind!
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1435 Comments
- love2003almost 10 yearsthat is so cool and cute
- Jimpantsalmost 10 yearsThey should be their natural colour man b
- Jamiealmost 10 yearsI Love em!!!!
- Jamiealmost 10 yearsCutiessssssss
- confuzzledalmost 10 yearsI think they're cute in pink, but I'd think they'd rock some light, LIGHT turqoise.
- confuzzledalmost 10 yearsOh holy... wow. These sheep.. I want one. NOW.these are the cutest things I've ever seen!!
- nikukyualmost 10 yearsOmg so cute!!!!! Want one as a pet😇 I'm not really a pink person, but these animals are hard to resist!!
- happypug12almost 10 yearsThey should dye the sheep rainbow colors! Comment and tell what color you think the sheep should be.
- narutoplaysmcalmost 10 yearsBlack & Purple. ;D
- isacalmost 10 yearsit should be black and blue
- hdegreeff1almost 10 yearsDid you see the baby lam
- hdegreeff1almost 10 yearsI mean about the sheep
- hdegreeff1almost 10 yearsIt's pretty awesome