What are ewe looking at? Sheep headbutts ‘drone dog’ out of the air when it swoops too close at Welsh farm
- Footage shot by David Ian Jones shows the herding drone rounding up the flock
- One sheep is left more than unimpressed and headbutts the drone in the air
- The clip comes to an abrupt end when the drone clatters to the ground
An unimpressed sheep was caught on camera headbutting the herding drone trying to round it up on a Welsh farm.
Farmer David Ian Jones was using the ‘drone dog’ to shepherd his flock in a field in Wrexham on April 7.
Footage filmed by the drone shows most of the sheep apparently unfazed by the device until one ewe, dubbed ‘mad Sally’, protecting two lambs gets defensive.
Footage shot by David Ian Jones shows the ‘drone dog’ rounding up the herd in a field in Wrexham on April 7
While most of the sheep seem completely unfazed by the flying sheepdog, one mother ewe protecting two lambs gets defensive
Footage shows the drone following the sheep in a bid to try and get them to stick together and get to the corner of a field.
But one sheep seems to want to carve her own way in the world and continues to ignore the drone’s instructions.
She is seen becoming more and more agitated as the drone tries to encourage her to join the rest of the flock.
The ewe eventually becomes so enraged by the presence of the drone that she headbutts it straight out of the air
The footage comes to an abrupt end once the piece of equipment clatters to the ground with a thud and lies motionless in the grass
And the ewe eventually becomes so enraged by the drone’s presence that she headbutts it straight out of the air.
The footage comes to an abrupt end as the device clatters to the ground with a thud and lies motionless in the grass.
Mr Jones said: ‘I’ve had a drone for a few years and use it quite often for rounding up sheep off fields that are not easily accessible, too wet or when our quad bike is not available.
‘It works extremely well for moving sheep from field to field or into a pen for working with the sheep.
‘We don’t have a sheepdog as the drone does what we need it too. That’s the first time it’s ever happened they always walk in the direction I want them to go except for that exception.’
The angry ewe isn’t the first animal to be unimpressed by a drone flying near them.
A tomcat showed off his right hook in Petaluma, California, by taking an impressive swipe at a mini drone when it flew to close for his liking
In a clip recorded in Petaluma, California, an unsympathetic cat was seen taking down a similar miniature aircraft with just one swipe.
The ginger and white feline showed off his natural hunting skills with an impressive right hook when the drone flew too close for comfort.
Video shows the drone as it buzzes and moves around erratically up the stairs towards him, where he can be seen backing away slightly.
The cat feebly attempts to swat it away before backing up again into the darkness of the landing.
In the final attack, the cat pays attention to every move the drone makes before delivering a single swift, accurate strike which takes it down immediately.
People behind the camera sound impressed at his speedy reflexes.
An adorable clip shows Ein the corgi bark and run in circles as a drone flies above her head in a park in Rockville, Maryland
But not all pets hate drones, with some dogs preferring to chase them rather than playing fetch with a ball.
Devann McCarthy, 28, filmed his corgi Ein in a park in Rockville, Maryland, chasing a drone which she spotted flying overhead.
The footage, shared in January last year, shows the owner of the drone flying it lower, encouraging the dog to chase it in a game that lasted for an hour.
And in March last year, when the pandemic hit and people across the globe were forced to stay indoors, one man came up with a genius use for his drone in Cyprus.
Vakis Demetriou shared a video of his dog Oliver walking up a residential street with a small drone following close behind holding the leash.
Demetriou piloted the drone from a nearby balcony while a friend filmed the dog.