Family adopts 300-pound ram

CARDIFF, Wales, July 14 (UPI) -- ,A Welsh family has adopted an orphaned ram after it rejected a sheep herd in favor of the family TV.

David Palmer said he rescued the ram, Nick Boing, as a newborn three years ago, and he has since become a common sight with neighbors and is often spotted riding in the family car, The Telegraph reported Monday.

Palmer, 53, said Nick slept in his bed until he became too large -- the ram currently weights in at about 300 pounds.

He said he first came across the creature while traveling on a nature reserve with his partner, Caroline, and his son, Nathan, 13. He said they decided to take the lamb home with them after it refused to go near other sheep.

"Caroline had a baby bottle left from when Nathan was little so we fed him some milk and within an hour he was running around," Palmer said. "He's more intelligent than your average sheep that's stuck in a field. He's in the house and in the car and meeting people over the park and around the village."

"He's part of the family. He comes in every evening, head-butts the cushions off the settee and watches TV," he said.