About
Winter the Lamb is the name of a baby sheep that lives on a small hobby farm with Shannen Hussein in Melbourne, Australia. In late August 2014, the lamb gained internet fame after several video clips of him hopping around went viral on Vine.
Origin
On August 25th, Vine user Shannen Hussein[1] uploaded a video clip of Winter bouncing down the hallway towards her in a house, which garnered nearly 700,000 views, 16,000 likes and over 560 likes over the course of four days.
Spread
Following the viral takeoff of the first Vine clip of Winter, Shannen continued to share additional video clips of the lamb bouncing around the hallway and outdoor fields, including a second take of Winter’s hallway hopping, which has garnered more than 10 million views, 138,000 likes and nearly 10,000 shares in just under 72 hours.
On August 27th, Redditor ekidwell submitted the same vine to /r/videos[6], where it garnered more than 1,900 points (98% upvotes) over the course of 24 hours. The following day, the Vine clips of Winter the Lamb were featured on several internet humor and viral content sites, including Cheezburger[9], SomeeCards[3], eBaumsworld]8], Huffington Post[4], Jezebel[2] and The Daily Dot.[7]
Notable Examples
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External References
[1]Vine – Life of Shannen
[2]Jezebel – Winter the Lamb Is the Adorable Vine Star the World Needs
[3]SomeEcards – This woman’s pet lamb is bouncing his way to Vine stardom
[4]Huffington Post – Lamb Hops Down The Hallway, Makes Everything Better In 6 Seconds
[5]BuzzFeed – This Bouncing Lamb Vine is Possibly the Happiest Thing on the Whole Internet
[6]Reddit – Winter, the lamb, comes bouncing down the hall when she’s called!
[7]The Daily Dot – Meet Winter, the most adorable baby lamb on Vine
[8]eBaumsworld – Adorable Lamb Comes Bouncing Down the Hall
[9]Cheezburger – Watch Winter the Lamb Be the Happiest Lamb to Come Down a Hallway