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And the bride wore white - long, curly white strands of wool. Louise Fairburn, who is an award-winning sheep breeder, decided to get married in a fleece from her own flock. She designed the gown and took wool from her favourite rare Lincoln Longwool, Olivia. And she extended the theme to the rest of her big day, putting her groom Ian, 42, in a waistcoat made from wool. Mrs Fairburn even carried a Bo Peep-style crook and the ring bearer's cushion was made from a fleece....

CAMBRIDGE, England, March 14 (UPI) -- Scientists at the Babraham Research Institute in Cambridge, England, say sheep have many similarities to humans, including feeling love and loss. Professor Keith Kendrick said sheep fall in love, have best friends and feel sad when members of the flock die or are slaughtered, the Western Mail reported Monday. The scientists inserted electrodes into the brains of ewes to measure their reactions to certain stimulations. The sheep were shown pictures of rams they were closely associated with or sheep in their group of "friends." The scientists then analyzed data collected by machines. Kendrick said...

<p>A West Virginia man was nabbed for allegedly having sex with a sheep - that was part of a live nativity scene.</p> <p>Joey Armstrong, 29, broke into a shed that housed animals used in the holiday scene at the Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home in Charleston at about 5:50 a.m. Saturday, police Sgt. Brent Webster said.</p>