'Demons' have a dinosaur-like appearance

A mutant Damascus goat in Egypt is dubbed the "demon goat" because of the unusual features on the face.

The Egyptian Goat Association shares the image of a dinosaur-like goat with its massive head, large forehead and wrinkled skin under its mouth, attracting 754,000 shares on Facebook, Sun said on March 22. In the video, the goat stands on its hind legs and clings to the barrier, looking around the barn. Its size makes the goats and other pens small.

This animal is Damascus goat.

Florin Feneru, an identity and advisory officer at the British Museum of Natural History, said the animal was Damascu s, a domestic goat. "Damascus goats are raised in Syria, Cyprus and Lebanon. They are often raised for milk. The goat faces towards the lens and protrudes on the fence with a mutation that affects several individuals that make them appear in shape. "The ears are truncated rather than very long. The other goats in the video also have dead-end ears and facial features that look like it, but are less outstanding," Feneru said.

Famous for a lot of milk, fertility (maybe 3 - 4 babies each) and delicious meat, also known as Damascus , Shami, Aleppo, Halep, Baladi, and Damascene are loved by cattle farmers in the Middle East. Their unique shape. Typical Damascus goat has a short round nose and a raised nose. They are also large in size with a shoulder height of 78cm and long drooping ears (27 - 32cm), sometimes rolled into long tubes.

Because Damascus goats are becoming popular imported pets, some rare traits in the herd are intentionally propagated to exaggerate. Damascus goat farmers often boast to show off the most beautiful individuals, even registering them to participate in many local and national competitions.

An ideal goat for display needs to own a short nose so that the head looks square when viewed from one side. However, the mutant goat in the video makes a standard Damascus goat seem trivial. With a huge disproportionate head with a body, a domed skull, a bizarre long neck, wrinkled skin and thin teeth, this male is more likely to result from cross-breeding from many individuals. possess the most impressive characteristics.

According to Newsweek, goats can be kept by their owners to mate with standard females in order to produce babies that are not too different. The connoisseurs of goats in the Arabian Gulf are willing to pay $ 67,000 for the best Damascus goats.