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Vets contend it''s impossible, but a Chinese farmer claims that one of his sheep gave birth to a puppy dog. The dog is covered in wool like a lamb but the animal''s mouth, nose, eyes, paws and tail all resemble that of a dog''s.

According to Daily Mail, Liu, who resides in Fugu County, Shaanxi Province, says his "sheep dog" even behaves like a puppy when it plays.

According to Liu he made the unlikely discovery by accident.

"I was herding the sheep, and saw a sheep licking her newborn lamb on the grassland. The lamb was still wet," he said.

"When I went up close to check on the lamb I was shocked because it looked so weird, like a cross between a sheep and a dog.

"I was a bit frightened, as I''ve been raising sheep for 20 years and had never seen such a creature."

Yue Guozhang, a researcher at Xi''an City Animal Husbandry Technology Centre, said it''s likely the animal is just an abnormal lamb."