Dubai: Social media’s latest celebrity is a an 11-month-old billy goat, Harini Ramos. Why? Because he looks like a ‘K-pop star’. The perfectly groomed goat from the Malaysian state of Perak became popular after his owner, a farmer, posted his images on Facebook.
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The white goat with a shiny blonde goatee became an internet sensation overnight after people started sharing the goat’s pictures from Muhammad Livestock Farm’s Facebook page.
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People were quick to compare his looks to K-pop artists.
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Twitter user, @hey_jjae, shared an image of the goat along with a picture of Jae Park, vocalist and electric guitarist of South Korean rock band Day6 and compared the two: “Handsome goat.”
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Another tweep, @oromtichaaa, shared a few other pictures of Ramos, posing for the camera and enjoying the attention: “Goat in Malaysia goes viral for being very handsome.”
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According to a report by Daily Mail, the owner, 21-year-old Ahmad Fadzir, saw the goat at a livestock market and immediately wanted him. He paid an estimate of Dh683 for him on the spot.
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Fadzir said that he did not expect the images to get this popular.
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According to the owner, the mammal “loves the camera” and he has been part of local television reports.
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Ramos is a Saanen goat, a Swiss breed of domestic goats that have white hair with goatees and usually kept for their milk.
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It seemed like Fadzir especially cherished Ramos as he was quoted as saying in the same Daily Mail report: “Some people asked me if I want to sell Ramos. However, I have to politely decline and will offer them other goats from the same breed instead.”
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The internet loves goats
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While there are few reports on goats going viral for their handsome looks, the hoofed animal has been featured in many viral internet videos and memes.
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Compilation clips of ‘screaming’ goats have been a hit on video platforms such as YouTube.
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Goats usually bleat but they can also produce high-pitched sounds that are comparable to humans screaming.
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Clips of people and songs edited to fit a screaming goat in between have been used to make comical videos.
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