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{{Infobox non-player character
|name = Sheep
|image = [[File:Penguin Sheep.png|225px|Peguin (sheep)]]
|release = [[4 January]] [[2001]]
|update = Runescape beta is now online!
|race = Penguin
|members = No
|quest = Yes - [[Cold War]], [[Sheep Shearer]]
|location = [[Lumbridge]] sheep farm
|shop = No
|gender = Male(s)
|examine = Is it a sheep?
|features = Penguin spies with disguise.
}}
[[File:Penguin chathead.png|left]]This sheep, that is actually two '''[[Penguin (race)|penguins]] dressed as a sheep''', appears roaming inside [[Fred the Farmer]]'s Farm, located in [[Lumbridge]]. They are codenamed '''Paxton''' and '''Philbert'''. It is often confused with normal [[sheep]] by new players, and when people try to shear it to obtain wool, it will simply walk away. It is referred to as "The Thing" by Fred.

During the [[Cold War]] quest, it is revealed that these two penguins are actually spies of the [[KGP]].

It is also the only sheep outside of [[Zanaris]] with the "Talk-to" option, but it will simply give a dismissive response unless you are doing the Cold War quest.

Strangely enough, this "sheep" was part of ''RuneScape'' a long time before the [[Cold War]] quest was introduced.

==Trivia==
*These penguins were referred to in Postbag from the Hedge 34.{{CitePostbag |url=http://services.runescape.com/m=rswiki/en/Postbag_34 |issue=34 |letter=Letter 6 |title=A SUBLIMINAL EVIL MESSAGE: Read this postbag! |date=22:46, August 27, 2011 (UTC)|postbag34}} The following is a direct excerpt from the letter: "He'll only reassign us if we go mad, and nobody mad would want to be reassigned. We call it Catch Twenty-Tuna." This is a reference to the book, ''[[wikipedia:Catch-22|Catch-22]]''. Specifically, it refers to the scene where Yossarian learns that if he continues to fly missions, he would be insane and eligible to request a transfer to a different post. If he submits a request for a transfer, it is determined that he has concerns for his own safety and is therefore sane and ineligible for a transfer.
*According to [[Noodle Fideu]], the penguins were set up with their costume by [[Rotini]], and they had "ome trubble wi' flyin' yeller amfibians on the walk down", which means that they were mistaken for [[Sick-looking sheep]] and someone tried to shoot a [[yellow toad]] at them.{{CitePostbag |url=http://services.runescape.com/m=rswiki/en/Postbag_19 |issue=19 |letter=Letter 6 |title=The vampyres explain themselves |date=22:46, August 27, 2011 (UTC)|name=postbag19 }}
*It is widely believed that these penguins were adding to the game in order to confuse bots, as they have a "shear" option but it is impossible to shear them.

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Quest NPCs]]
[[Category:Cold War]]
[[Category:Penguins]]

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