Chris the Merino sheep with famously overgrown fleece, passe away

The sheep with reportedly the world's "heaviest" fleece, named Chris, passed away in Australia, its caretakers have announced. Chris became famous for its heavy fleece which led to it getting worldwide attention in 2015. The sheep which lived on a farm refused to be caught by its owners for regular fleecing and had reportedly collected fleece which was noted by its owners as something a sheep would have collected if it did not shed for a period of six years. It even made World record for the amount of wool that was collected after the excess wool was fleeced; notably, the fleeced hair weighed at about 41.6 kg.

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Care-takers posted the sad news

Little Oak Sanctuary posted two pictures of Chris along with a note informing everyone about the demise of the sheep. They wrote that they have heartbreaking news to share that Chris the sheep, has passed away. In the message posted, the care-takers added that Chris was known as the world record holder for having grown the heaviest fleece on record. However, the sheep they knew was much more than just that and they will all remember it for its personality. The post received a lot of reshares, sad reactions and comments to it ever since it was uploaded. 

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Netizens post condolences 

Since the post was shared by multiple users on social media platforms, many users have posted their condolences. A user wrote, "RIP Chris, You were fortunate enough to be rescued by Little Oak Sanctuary, where the rest of your life was the BEST of your life!!!! THANK YOU Little Oak for giving him the BEST gift ever!".  Another user wrote, "I am so sorry for your loss. Please keep in your thoughts, that you have given him the best years of his life with love and kindness & FRIENDS! He must have been such a lonely boy during those awful years before his rescue..hard to imagine what he went through. Thank you for giving him a safe, carefree, loving life for his final years. RIP Chris". A third user thanked Little Oak Sanctuary for giving the sheep such a good home. Another internet user commented, "So sorry to hear this, but as others have said, he lived a great life at Little Oak, and was loved for who he was, not what he could produce". 

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