The goat born with no hind legs has shown its triumph over
adversity after it reached six months old - just walking on its
forelegs.
Mirror Online reports that the young kid was born without rear legs last December, and its owners felt it wouldn't survive.
But it overcame its disability mere days after its birth and has become a strong walker on two feet instead of four.
According to the unnamed farmer who witnessed the birth of the
animal some six months ago, the goat's mother had previously given birth
to two healthy kids.
Breeders on the forest farm in Xinping Yi Dai Autonomous County, in
south-west China’s Yunnan Province, were shocked to see the deformed
goat, but they were even more surprised to see it walking within a week
of its birth.
The goat farmer said the young animal learned to perfect its
balance and stand on its two front legs, and it is clearly unaware of
and unfazed by its disadvantage.
It now hops around the farm merrily using only its two forefeet,
travelling with its herd and grazing on the same foods given to the rest
of its kin.
Reports citing local veterinarians suggested that the doe may have
suffered an abdominal injury during pregnancy that resulted in the birth
of the two-legged animal.
The injury could have been caused during a fight, reports said.
Unsurprisingly, the lamb has become something of a local attraction
with hundreds of curious visitors from local farms and communities
arriving to see the two-legged goat with their own eyes.
Watch the goat in the video below:
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