The Badger Sheep Of Wilmcote…
Bustling, though tentatively,
Ewes nudged for position
At stage-front,
Visages seemingly painted
For the show, their make-up vivid,
Glaring but rather appealing…
Butting, not aggressively,
Ewes lunged with a passion
At field-front,
Faces clearly tinted
For show, the bunting avid,
Staring, bumping and reeling…
These Dougal clones from The Magic Roundabout
Wearing badger masks for disguise,
Rammed like brawling, partying louts,
Bunching and crunching to fraternise…
Pete Ray
6th March 2021
Met these characters near a canal in Wilmcote, Warwickshire…
Welsh Mountain Badger-Faced Sheep…
They were inquisitive, approaching the surrounding fence quite calmly, then almost playfully butting each other…
The males wore horns and rutted, one even contested a ewe…
These Torddu sheep became rarer when white wool was needed for cloth during the the Middle Ages but the breed is becoming more popular these days and the wool is generally used for carpets…
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