Chris (sheep)

Chris
	Chris, before and after shearing
Species	Ovis aries (domestic sheep)
Breed	Merino
Sex	Male
Born	July 2010
Died	22 October 2019 (aged 9)

Chris (July 2010 – 22 October 2019) was a Merino ram who gained international fame in September 2015 after being shorn of a record amount of wool in Canberra, Australia.^[1] Chris was named after a sheep character in the sitcom Father Ted (specifically from the episode "Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep") by local Bonner resident Sue Dowling, who spotted the sheep wandering in a paddock near the Bonner district in Canberra.

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Chris, before and after shearing
Species	Ovis aries (domestic sheep)
Breed	Merino
Sex	Male
Born	July 2010 (2010-07)
Died	22 October 2019(2019-10-22) (aged 9)