Published 21:54 IST, September 6th 2019

Ouch! Angry sheep headbutts BBC cameraperson; netizens sympathise

An angry sheep attacked BBC cameraman in the groin area while he was interacting with a zookeeper. The hilarious yet painful video left netizens in splits.

Reported by: Manogya Singh
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In a 2.04-minute video with television presenter Kate Humble was introduced to Cecil Cameroon Sheep, while interacting with one of zookeeper when Cecil attacked cameraman in his groin area, causing him excessive pain. 

BBC cameraperson found himself in a very uncomfortable position as Cecil hit him in groin, causing him to collapse on ground instantly. hilarious yet painful to watch video was shared on brocast company’s YouTube p on September 2 and has gone viral on several social media platforms. 

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Hilarious or painful?  

incident occurred during filming for a series that discovers and explores life at Longleat Estate and Safari Park, Wilts. video starts with television presenter Kate Humble talking with one of zookeepers about nature of Cameroon sheep while she was introduced with Cecil. However, after wandering around presenter, Cecil approached cameraman. As she crouched down to him, he tried protecting his groin area from sheep but moments later Cecil unexpectedly hit him.

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sheep without wasting any time hit man right between legs, causing him to fall to ground in pain and topple over Cecil. BBC video that went viral on social media with over 7 lakh views has gotten hilarious reactions from around world. While many users sympathized with cameraperson, who fell to ground after attack in pain, ors called incident “unfortunate”. 

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What are Cameroon sheep? 

se are world’s oldest surviving sheep breeds. A thousand years ago, y were originally bred in Cameroon and or surrounding countries in West Africa. This breed is popularly domesticated in many parts of Europe and is primarily bred for its meat. But sly, re count across globe is very low, re are less than 1,000 Cameroon sheep left in world and ir large, wide eyes situated on sides of ir hes give m a 270-degree field of vision, helpful when on lookout for predators, or cameramen.  rest is up to viewers, hilarious or painful. 

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