A Chinese farmer claims that one of his sheep has given birth to a puppy dog. The 'puppy' has wool like a lamb but it's mouth, nose, eyes, paws and tail look more like a dog's.
According to veterinarians, the possibility of a sheep giving birth to a dog is virtually impossible, but people have been flocking to Liu Naiying's farm to see the animal for themselves.
Liu Naiying, of in Fugu County, Shaanxi Province, says his 'sheep dog' even plays like a puppy. He 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. I was a bit frightened, as I've been raising sheep for 20 years and had never seen such a creature," said Liu.
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."
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