Sheep-herding rabbit video goes viral
Champis in action
A video of a rabbit rounding up and directing a flock of sheep on a Swedish farm in the village of Ornskoldsvik has gone viral after being posted on YouTube.
The five-minute video shows Champis the grey rabbit repeatedly taking on a group of six sheep many times its size and consistently getting them to move as a flock. One ewe that attempts to leave the flock is even intimidated into joining it once more.
The maker of the video, who also operates a blog on farming, heard anecdotal evidence about the rabbit's unconventional talents and went to the farm to investigate in person. Capturing Champis in action on film was a logical progression.
At time of writing, the video had three quarters of a million hits on YouTube and even more on other sites. It can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qeuL5IGimCQ#!
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