Here's a cracking Friday morning story for you - a
Scottish farmer has spray-painted her sheep with stripes to deter big
cat attacks.
Charlotte Brayley reportedly made up zebra-type striped spray
stencils then used red, green and purple paint to camouflage six of
her livestock after reported big cat attacks near her farm in
Ayrshire.
The striped effect breaks up the animal's outline,
confusing predators. The worry for walkers, of course, is that the
trend will catch on among sheep nationwide with innocent picnickers at
prime spots like Kinder Downfall, being stalked by effectively
invisible sheep SAS-stylee. And with internet access for livestock
increasing year on year, that may not be an empty worry.
Meanwhile, we reckon Charlotte's forgotten just one small detail.
Today's forecast in Scotland is for snow. Now let me see, normal
sheep? White. Camouflage sheep? Red, green and purple...
Camouflaged sheep, nine out of ten panthers prefer them. More
sheep at ananova.
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