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Two escaped convicts in Argentina have dodged a huge manhunt by disguising themselves as sheep.

The Sun said the pair was reported to have dressed in full sheepskin fleeces, complete with heads, to lie low among farm flocks.

Robbers Maximiliano Pereyra, 25, and Ariel Diaz, 28, allegedly stole the sheep hides from a ranch after breaking out of an Argentinian maximum security prison in La Alameda a week ago.

They managed to evade the 300 police on their trail, despite locals seeing them running through fields at night, The Sun said.

A farm worker said: "They were wearing grey clothes but had full sheepskins, including the sheep heads, over their heads and backs."

Police said spotting the pair among thousands of sheep is "almost impossible".