The bizarre looking animal was born with two limbs, and a face, nose and mouth which some say resembled a human.
A goat has given birth to a strange human-faced malformed baby, which has villagers scrambling for a glance.
People have been queuing at the farm where the child was discovered since it was born in Gangapur village in north-east India.
A goat has given birth to a bizarre human-faced deformed baby, leaving villagers clambering to get a glimpse (Image: Tahir Ibn Manzoor / SWNS.COM)
Shankar Das, 46, the goat’s owner, said the offspring was delivered alive but died soon after.
The bizarre-looking creature was born with two limbs and a human-like face, nose, and mouth.
However, the tail was missing and distorted, and the ears were also severely disfigured.
It was also born without any hair on its body.
The goat’s owner Shankar Das, 46, said the offspring was born alive, but sadly died soon after (Image: Tahir Ibn Manzoor / SWNS.COM)
But the tail was missing and the deformed, and the ears were also badly deformed (Image: Tahir Ibn Manzoor / SWNS.COM)
The bizarre act had also stunned the goat’s owner, who claimed to have witnessed it for the first time.
“The neighbours rushed to our house. Everyone was left shocked by its appearance resembling a human baby,” said Shakar.
“The goat had already given birth to a kid. It was her second delivery. It has stunned me and the villagers as well,” he added.
In India, the deformed birth of an animal or human is considered as a bad omen or bad luck for its owners (Image: Tahir Ibn Manzoor / SWNS.COM)
“They were excited to see goat given birth to a female kid. They’re a bit disappointed, but it is what it is. She was alive at birth before dying.”
Later, the kid’s body was buried leaving the family upset and confused.
In India, the birth of a malformed animal or human is considered a terrible omen or a sign of bad luck for its owners.
“In many areas, it’s considered as the warning. The people see the mutant births as the sign from God,” Rakesh Kumar, a local said.
Local vet Fayyaz Ahmed said goats are more susceptible when it comes to mutant births.
Local vet Fayyaz Ahmed said goats are more susceptible when it comes to mutant births (Image: Tahir Ibn Manzoor / SWNS.COM)
“The impaired development of the kid in the womb is likely caused by the Rift Valley fever disease. There could be other possibilities as well which led to a genetic mutation,” he added.
“It’s advice that the farmers should take their animals to veterinarians for detailed check-ups,” he added.
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