Romney sheep produce a long fleece that is good for spinning. So do Coopworth sheep. People also like spinning yarn from Jacob sheep. Fleeces from these breeds and more will be available at the ...

An Australian animal shelter sheared off a 78-pound fleece from a rescue sheep that had been roaming in the wild for several years, rescuers said.

A sheep found wandering wild in Victoria, Australia carried a massive coat of fleece weighing as much as a 10-year-old child.

Australian Sheep Relieved of 77 Lbs. of Overgrown Fleece: 'He Was in a Bit of a Bad Way' The shaggy animal has since been named Baarack by rescuers ...

No, he’s just a merino sheep that hasn’t been shorn in five to seven years. Sheep grow around five kilos of wool a year [about 11 pounds], sometimes a little less.

Chris the sheep — a Merino that was rescued in 2015 after being spotted alone in the wild — set the record for the world’s heaviest fleece sheared from a sheep, carrying about 90 pounds of ...