Shrek, a New Zealand sheep who won international fame a year ago with his substantial 27,5 kilogram fleece, has been left bleating in the background with the emergence of an even bigger woolly wonder.
Fleece from Shrek 2 weighed 31kg and measured three metres in length when shorn over the weekend.
David Wightman, Shrek 2’s owner, said he believes the 1-year-old sheep avoided muster for the past seven years in the remote hills above his Winterslow Station near here.
The original Shrek became a national celebrity. He was flown to Wellington for an audience with Prime Minister Helen Clark and featured in a fundraising campaign for a cancer charity. — AFP