World's Biggest Carnivorous Plant Catches Whole Sheep!

At this time of year we have to start being extra watchful – our lambs are vulnerable to attack from this silent killer.. Not everyone is going to agree with this thesis – but I’ve been rescuing sheep from bramble patches for decades, and often I’ve come across the remains of sheep that were killed in this way, and it makes perfect sense to me. After all, why shouldn’t brambles be carniverous plants? Arguments against include – they can only catch sheep, and the sheep will probably be eaten first by something else before it rots away. My response to the first is – only sheep seem to be vulnerable these days, but possibly baby wooly rhinos and other species that are now extinct might also have been victims at one time too. And my response to the second is that unless the body is carried away whole (which is impossible) then there will always be plenty of bits left behind – intestines, liquids, wool, bones, blood, etc. – all excellent plant food.. What do you think? Any sheep farmers out there want to share an opinion? Copyright WayOutWest. All rights reserved. Please share if you like, but don’t copy or use without permission. Just get in touch via email blowinblog @ gmail.com Don’t steal our stuff!

Comments

1. Thats the wild blackberry...
2. I live in the woods and I know those plants they're pain in the was when I encounter them.
3. That is some Pokémon type shit right here.
4. Imagine plants on other planets that can move swiftly and eat humans....
5. ive heard group of tourists died in those bushes simply trying to save first one that stuck.. very horrible plants
6. Technically right, is the best kind of right!
7. How the f did i get to this section of youtube
8. this is a good way for vegans to eat meat. just let the plants eat the meat. then the vegans can eat the plant. I see what you did there vegan scumbag
9. This is actually a very brilliant line of thought.
   Every point presented is accurate.
   
   The only question I'm left with is, would the brambles die if nothing ever got caught in it an died?
   
   It might be more fair to present it as a transition plant. I think it would survive without catching animals, but the notion that it is designed to and benefits from catching animals is well thought out.
10. that's why I love my brush saw
11. Blackberries are totally delicious! But now I see that when I eat them, I am benefiting from the brutal victimization of harmless, innocent sheep. Dang, now I feel guilty.
12. I get the point. It's about cleaning​ fence rows.
13. How the hell did I get here?
14. great im on this side of urube
15. You know crazy at it sounds, it actually makes sense.
16. it is a protocarnivorous plant not a carnivorous plant, it lacks the ability to digest it ensnared animals
17. Plants are groups of blood thirsty cannibals that roam the earth but are also the most peaceful beings on this planet ^_^
    
    All plants are cannibals (as the leafs and branches that fall off serve as compost) and all plants like decomposing stuff nearby.
    
    Most of them adapted to the soil around , water and photosynthesis but a little snack on a side doesn't hurt. So all plants are also meat eaters if possible, and the ones that lack size among higher trees have to compensate the sun so they usually grow thorns to scratch animals .
    
    Throwing away energy is a an ultimate luxury for plants that's why ,even most meat eaters, don''t move but just wait and trap insects in their juice.
    Plants also collaborate and cooperate so one sheep carcass would provide a party feast meters around and for a long time.
18. You're saying that brambles are conscious.
19. This is genius. Also I love the voice. ♥-♥
20. what kind of traits does a plant need to be classified as a carnivorous plant? Obviously it's not a venus fly trap but it still has the capability to trap and kill.