German police were left stunned after a sheep outran their patrol cars and beat up their dogs.
Officers in the village of Guester say the animal ran through the streets of the town at more than 30mph and reportedly leapt over the bonnets of cars used as a road block to cut off its escape.
It even head butted pursuing police dogs so they would get out of its way.
Officers eventually caught up with it after it jumped into a field and started tucking into the grass.
A police spokesman said: "It was not an easy pursuit. The animal had quite a turn of speed on it. We have appealed for its owner to come forward."