草叢發現巨大髒毛球！他一看驚覺有呼吸真實身分專家嘆：差點從地球消失

2023-11-29 17:22 聯合新聞網／綜合報導

澳洲一隻綿羊被身上的羊毛壓得喘不過氣，倒在草叢差點沒了命。圖擷自tiktok@edgarsmission

可憐的小傢伙。澳洲一名民眾在灌木叢走動的時候，意外發現地上有一團奇怪的打結羊毛，身上還纏繞了各種枯枝，仔細一看竟然是隻虛弱的羊倒在地上。所幸動物救援組織隨後趕抵現場，然而綿羊的狀況並不理想，讓專家感嘆表示牠差點就要從世界上消失了。

根據《The Dodo》報導，2022年3月有民眾在灌木叢發現一隻倒地的綿羊，救援組織「Edgar’s Mission」獲報到了現場，發現綿羊狀況相當糟糕，經年累月未修剪的羊毛成為壓倒牠的元兇。

該組織表示，從羊毛的長度來看，至少已經有好幾年沒有被剪毛了。「如果當時沒有人發現牠，牠早就從這個世界上消失了」。後續救援人員聯手將綿羊「艾力克斯」（ALEX）移到安穩的地方，花了一番功夫從牠身上剃下重達88磅（約39.9公斤）的羊毛大衣。此時艾力克斯才終於能顫抖地緩緩向前走了幾步。

@edgarsmission
Meet Alex – burdened by 40kg of extra wool and saved by a kind-hearted bushwalker. Watch his incredible transformation from 18 months ago to today! ❤️ Did you know that sheep, like Alex, require at least annual shearing for their welfare? This is a direct result of human selective breeding for wool that is harvested for commercial purposes and speaks to how we have altered their lives. The wild mouflon of Europe and Asia, from whom they are descended, was a coarse-haired animal with a downy undercoat. This body covering responded to the seasons, growing dense and providing protection in the cooler months, only to then be shed in the summer months. #animalrescue #farmsanctuary #friendsnotfood #rescueanimals #sheepshearing #sheepoftiktok
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