For Mr Liu insists one of his sheep has given birth to a dog
The 'puppy' has wool like a lamb but its mouth, nose, eyes, paws and tail look more like a dog's.
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'Miracle': The sheep/dog and the ewe that allegedly gave birth to him in Shaanxi Province, China
'Miracle': The sheep/dog and the ewe that allegedly gave birth to him in Shaanxi Province, China
His 'sheep dog' even plays like a hound.
The birth has prompted thousands to flock to his farm in Shaanxi Province to see for themselves.
Mr Liu told how he found the unusual baby animal shortly after it was born in one of his fields.
'I was herding the sheep, and saw a sheep licking her newborn lamb on the grassland. The lamb was still wet,' he said.
'When I went up close to check on the lamb I was shocked because it looked so weird, like a cross between a sheep and a dog.
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Strange: The 'puppy' has wool like a lamb but it's mouth, nose, eyes, paws and tail look more like a dog's
Strange: The 'puppy' has wool like a lamb but it's mouth, nose, eyes, paws and tail look more like a dog's
Yue Guozhang, a researcher at Xi'an City Animal Husbandry Technology Centre, said sheep and dogs were different species.
'It's not possible that a sheep could become pregnant with a puppy,' he said. 'It's likely that this is just an abnormal lamb.'
Oh come on now! He's a really cute dog, but definitely a dog. It's got a bit of age on it too. The farmer either has a nutty sense of humor or he's not smart enough to be a farmer. OR we really ARE in trouble as a species.