Feb. 27 (UPI) --Workers at a Scottish farm said a the mystery of how sheep were escaping their pen was solved when a Leicester sheep named Lucy was caught on camera opening the latch with her mouth.

Staff at Whitehouse Farm Centre in Morpeth, Northumberland were wowed by Lucy the Leicester sheep's escape artist tactics. A hidden camera captured her getaway.

A rare breed of sheep is at risk of dying out, animal experts have said. The Leicester Longwool has been added to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's (RBST) priority category in its latest watchlist ...

This is the main reason for the backdrop. I will only put the stronger wether lambs over 34kg onto the crop for finishing as ...

A hidden camera captured Lucy the Leicester sheep put her head through the pen’s wooden fence and slide the bolt open with her mouth, writes Sophie Watson, SWNS. She then pulls the gate inwards to ...

Author and shepherd Barbara McLean has been closely observing a flock of Border Leicester sheep – and her wider surroundings – for half a century. “It is all about looking, especially with sheep, ...

Farm staff had been baffled for weeks as Lucy, the Leicester breed sheep and her fellow ewes repeatedly broke out. Despite being kept in a gated pen, the animals found a way to get out and roam free.

The Blue Leicester sheep and the other animals are all reared and cared for by young offenders in the prison "You're taking care of something, you have a purpose at the end of the day." 21-year ...

The Leicester Longwool sheep breed has been added to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's priority category. Jude Winter. BBC News, East Midlands. Published. 28 April 2025.

Image caption, The Leicester Longwool sheep breed has been added to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's priority category Article information Author, Jude Winter Role, BBC News, East Midlands ...