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Shrek (27 November 1994 – 6 June 2011) was a Merino wether (castrated male sheep) belonging to Bendigo Station, a sheep station near Tarras, New Zealand, who gained international fame in 2004, after he avoided being caught and shorn for six years.
Jul 23, 2014 · Shrek was a Merino sheep, a castrated male, belonging to South Island, New Zealand, who gained international fame in 2004 owing to his gigantic coat of fleece. Shrek became famous after escaping his enclosure and evading the shearers for six years by hiding in caves.
Jan 3, 2024 · Shrek the Sheep went missing in 1998, nearly a year after the animated movie had already begun animation production (although the film itself had been in production since 1991). Dreamworks Studios released the first film in 2001, while Shrek the Sheep was still missing.
Jun 7, 2011 · Shrek the New Zealand sheep, whose ability to avoid the shearers made him a national celebrity, has died. Shrek came to prominence in 2004 after evading capture for six years by hiding in...
Dec 6, 2021 · In 1997, a Merino sheep named Shrek, in New Zealand, ran away and hid in a cave for seven years. #sherk #sheep
Mar 6, 2024 · Shrek, the rogue adventurer with a fleece as thick as a forest, was no ordinary sheep. In the rugged terrain of New Zealand's South Island, he became a legend, a woolly maverick who dodged shears for six whole years.
Jun 8, 2011 · New Zealand's national icon, Shrek the sheep, died on a South Island farm at the weekend at the age of 16, broadcaster TVNZ has reported.
