Talk about baaa-d to the bone.
A sheep that was on the lamb for a short time in Michigan got busted by the authorities — but not before it rammed a state trooper in an attempt to extend its short-lived independence.
Michigan State Police shared a video of the encounter on their X account.
“A trooper from the MSP Gaylord Post was called to a report of a sheep on the loose,” the MSP post said.
“The sheep tested its strength and rammed the squad. The sheep lost.”
The responding trooper left his patrol car and stood right off to the side to arrest the sheep. The mutton approached him cautiously and seemed to adjust before attacking the soldier’s leg.
The force actually pushed the trooper back a bit before he grabbed the sheep’s neck. The disgruntled sheep surrendered from there as the soldier led it out of the frame to the back of the car.
Even the escape artists, the sheep are masters at getting where they shouldn’t be. In August, a homeowner in England found four sheep she didn’t own stuck on her roof.
Sheep, as a prey species, rarely travel alone and rely on their flock for survival. The lone sheep who thought it could take down a squad serves as an uncharacteristically bold deviant.