A rare, hybrid animal that is part goat and part sheep has been born on a farm in the Republic of Ireland.The animal, referred to as a geep, was born about two weeks ago on Paddy Murphy’s farm in County Kildare.The unexpected arrival is thought to be the result of mating between a goat and one of the sheep farmer’s Cheviot ewes.Mr Murphy said the cross-breeding was not intentional. He described it as a “pure shock to the system” and said it would be a “one-off” event on his farm.”I’ve never seem anything like him before,” he told the Irish Farmers Journal, adding that his family had been involved in sheep farming for “generations”.

via BBC News – Geep: Rare ‘goat-sheep’ born on Irish farm.