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Friday, July 08, 2005

IOL: Turkish villagers curse their 'stupid sheep'

"Turkish villagers curse their 'stupid sheep'

July 08 2005 at 11:36AM

Ankara - A village in eastern Turkey is cursing its luck after losing 400 sheep, which were killed after falling into a ravine, the Radikal newspaper reported on Friday.

Shepherds from Ikizler were having their breakfast on Thursday, leaving the flock of 1 500 sheep alone.

One of the sheep tried to jump across a 15-metre-deep ravine.

The rest of the flock followed, with the first 400 being killed. The rest had a 'soft landing', the Radikal article stated.

The incident represents a huge monatary loss of around 100 000 Turkish lira for the village."

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