Make Way for the Flock! Hundreds of Sheep Head Through German City to Their Winter Pastures

People watch sheep on their way to the winter pastures, in Nuremberg, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. Daniel Löb/dpa via AP11/16/2025|Updated: 11/16/2025BERLIN—Pedestrians in the German city of Nuremberg made way for hundreds of bleating sheep on Sunday as a flock of the animals was herded through downtown on its way to its winter quarters.Curious bystanders, cellphones in hand to capture the sight, lined the streets as the roughly 600 animals in shepherd Thomas Gackstatter’s flock hurried past on what has become a popular annual spectacle.The Associated PressAuthorAuthor’s Selected Articles