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
- mkpdj2001over 12 yearsweird, but i just luv the color PINK!
- BJover 12 yearsSorry... how lucky we are to be able to this. (I accidentally pressed the enter key!)
- BJover 12 yearsOkay, that is totally awesome! Although they should occasionally change their color a bit like for autism, or regular cancer, this would be, and is, a totally great way to show the world we care! No really, I think people should pay more attention to h
- ciciover 12 yearsthis is some crazy news
- Nicoletteover 12 yearsOmygod!
- Factsover 12 yearsSheep actually can be pink naturally, but it is very rare. If you don't believe me, Google "naturally pink sheep".
- byoungover 12 yearscool
- glassesover 12 yearspink!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- meover 12 yearsWow that rocks
- malena23over 12 yearsSO WEIRD