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Solved: Branded sheep in Exeter part of Alton Towers PR stunt

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Saturday, January 19, 2013
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The branded sheep spotted in Exeter that left many flocking to social media using the hashtag #creepysheep was part of a PR stunt by Alton Towers.

The theme park managed to pull the wool over the eyes of many newspapers including the Daily Mail and The Sun.

  1. Sheep near Exeter

    Sheepish: Alton Towers organised the hoax

Showing shear determination the organisers painted identical faces, featuring black eyes connected to a grinning mouth on sheep across the United Kingdom.

One farmer described the markings as ‘crop circles – but on sheep’ and some asked the question if aliens were behind the markings.

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