Two unshorn rams rivalling Shrek the merino for fleece size have been found on a Clutha River island at Bendigo Reach, near where New Zealand's most famous sheep lives.
Tarras farmer Michael Hayman believes the half-bred merino-english leicester sheep, nick-named Tweedledum and Tweedledee, are about eight years old and have never been shorn.
Because of the size of their fleeces, Mr Hayman believes Tweedledum and Tweedledee were probably content to live as hermits until the recent arrival of 600 ewes.
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