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How a sheep became a national icon - and earned $ 100 million

2020-11-13T21:41:39.812Z


For six years, Shrek the sheep was gone. Then it suddenly reappeared and was barely recognizable. His transformation is celebrated online.


For six years, Shrek the sheep was gone.

Then it suddenly reappeared and was barely recognizable.

His transformation is celebrated online.

  • A

    sheep

    escapes and lives wild for six years on the

    South Island of New Zealand

    .

    When it reappears, it

    has grown

    27 kilograms of wool

    .

  • Shrek the sheep

    became a celebrity and a national icon - an

    internet hit

    anyway.

  • The story happened many years ago, but it still puts you in a good mood.

Tarras / New Zealand -

New Zealand

is known for its

sheep

.

One of them is even world famous and a

national icon

for the island

nation

.

The story of Shrek is old, so beautiful that it could put many in a good mood, even now in the Corona crisis.

But how does a

sheep

, of which there are around 27.9 million in New Zealand, become so prominent?

(For comparison: 4.9 million people live in New Zealand.)

Shrek the sheep

, named after the famous film ogre, is a real vagabond.

For six years it

stuck out, hid in caves, and simply refused to be caught by farmer John Perriam.

New Zealand: Sheep runs away for six years - wool keeps growing

So the sheep went

through

an

insane transformation

.

Merino sheep

, like Shrek, are usually

sheared

once a year

.

And that is also urgently needed because, unlike other sheep breeds, they

do not

lose

their wool

on

their

own.

Shrek the sheep: 27 kilograms of wool - Merino sheep is famous as a wool ball

When Shrek

reappeared

after

six years without a haircut

, he was barely recognizable.

He had grown

27 kilograms of wool

.

As a

fluffy wool ball

, it immediately became famous on the island.

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Shrek was allowed to keep his

woolly splendor

for

almost two weeks

after returning, then a professional started the scissors.

The shear was even

broadcast live

on

TV

in New Zealand

and nationwide.

His wool was enough for

20 large men's sweaters

.

It was auctioned and

the sum donated to a children's charity

.

It should only have been the first small donation, and many more were added later.

Merino sheep more than just an internet hit: Shrek meets Prime Minister and welcomes guests from Chile

On the Internet, for example on Twitter and the picture platform Instagram *,

Shrek the sheep was a direct hit

.

But things also went steeply uphill for the animal

in real life

.

In May 2004 the

sheep was a guest in the New Zealand parliament

.

New Zealand's then

Prime Minister Helen Clark

apparently got along well with the fluffy visitor and raved about how calm and tame Shrek was.

He promptly

welcomed Chile's president and his agriculture minister into parliament

.

So

thanks to his mane

,

Shrek became a celebrity

, a

national

symbol

and, in a way, a

style icon

.

How many followers could he collect as an influencer today?

Having to live with the fact that i can be cool but I'll never be as cool as Shrek the Sheep pic.twitter.com/N7CoslMvCF

- 🌿Val🌿 (@ryuzaki_vale) November 11, 2020

But when

Shrek the sheep

appeared again after six years, it was high time for it.

“He had a lot of

wool over his eyes,

” explained owner John Perriam at the time, “he would not have survived much longer in the wild.

It was

too heavy and couldn't see where it was going.

“He was able to live as a celebrity for seven years before he unfortunately had to be put to sleep in June 2011.

Shrek is said to have raised

around

100 million dollars

for a good cause during this time, mainly through image rights.

(moe) * tz.de is part of the Ippen editorial network.

Source: merkur

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