Officials in Paris this week looking for a greener way to keep its lawns mowed, replaced the fleet of noisy gas-guzzling lawnmowers with a small flock of sheep that are grazing the city's open spaces.

The scheme also cuts down on the need for chemical herbicides.

The four woolly ewes were shipped in from an island off the Brittany coast, says the AP story.

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