Nearly two thousand sheep raced along the streets of Te Kuiti in north island New Zealand yesterday, staging their own version of the running of bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
Although tamer than the Spanish version, the Mayor of Te Kuiti, Mark Ammon said there were nonetheless risks of breakaway sheep causing damage to the town's property. "The odd shop window broken, council gardens trampled, we're a bit worried they might get on the highway and go to Taupo or Wellington," Ammon said.
The small town was filled with spectators of all ages who stood around the streets to watch the sheep running.
There was also a competition to guess the exact number of sheep running the streets. The winner, who put the number at 1899, received a prize money of 2,000 New Zealand dollars.
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