A lovelorn Australian farmer who headed to West Africa last month seeking a love match is glad to be home, albeit without his bride by his side. Des Gregor, 56, went to Mali to pick up the bride he had met over the Internet and pocket the promised dowry of $85,000 in gold bars to marry her.

It was reported Saturday that Britain's Prince Charles surprised his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, with two sheep for her 60th birthday. The Duchess was reported to be ecstatic with the gift her husband gave her, a pair of sheep, a ram and an ewe.

According to certain reports, some of Japan's residents who wanted a poodle have been walking around with a sheep on the end of their leash. According to early reports, the scam was discovered when a Japanese film star appeared on a talk show talking about her gorgeous little puppy.

A man from Apex, a Raleigh suburb, is facing charges of animal cruelty after 80 sheep were found in unhealthy conditions in his home. Authorities were forced to euthanize about 30 animals after they were found to have serious health problems. According to an AP report, police Sgt. Robert Towell said that the owner of the house, David Watts, "considered them pets" and even took the sheep out for a walk in the neighborhood on a leash.

Scavenger hunters in Mexican wrestling masks will descend on downtown Montreal in the first-ever Faceless Invasion competition on March 31. Doing away with normal scavenger hunt items like "bus ticket", "chewed gum" and "airplane jet engine," the Faceless contest plans to take the tradition to a level it has never been before.