Sheep and deer to wed in zoo

A wedding between a sheep and a deer is set to take place at a zoo in China to mark Valentine's Day.

A wedding between a sheep and a deer is set to take place at a zoo in China.

The couple - who are called Long Hair and Pure Girl - attempt to mate with each other every day, so zoo keepers at Yunnan Wild Animal Park in Kunming, Yunnan Province, have decided to wed the pair to mark Valentine's Day (14.02.12), and tickets for the ceremony are even on sale to members of the public.

Zoo manager Li Li said: ''We initially were in a great dilemma of whether to separate them, but their long insistence and commitment to true love changed our mind and won most people's support.

''Now we have shown the courage to give them the grand wedding they deserve.''