It's not a religious myth, but it may sound familiar. In the biblical story, the Virgin Mary brought down Jesus in a manger because she was pregnant with the Holy Spirit. On Christmas Eve this year, at a ranch in Nottingham County, England, a sheep that had never mated unexpectedly gave birth to a pair of twin lambs. Previous ultrasound examination did not even find that the ewe was pregnant.
Shirley the virgin sheep and a pair of newborn lambs
Shirley had been avoiding the ranch staff when she was pregnant, as if no one would notice.
At about 5:30 a.m. local time on December 23, Shirley, a never mated ewe, gave birth to a pair of black twin lambs on the straw pile of the ranch. Farm staff said that Shirley had never mated with any ram. In July this year, they originally arranged for Shirley to live with two rams. They made a mark on the ram in advance. Once the ram rode on Shirley's back to mate, it would imprint the mark on Shirley. However, no such sign was found, indicating that Shirley had never mated with the ram, and then entered the farm Line of ultrasound examination, also can not see Shirley pregnant signs. Shirley suddenly gave birth to a pair of twin lambs on Christmas Eve. After the news came out, a large number of people came to the pilgrimage and thought it was a pair of 'miracle' lambs. At present, the ranch is naming the lambs well.
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