A farmer was shocked when one of her goats gave birth to a strange ‘half-pig half-human’ creature.
There are fears the mutant could be cursed and bring bad luck to the family ( Image: ViralPress)
Josephine Repique, 40, said the pregnant goat went into labour earlier this month at a small farm in Sultan Kudarat, the Philippines.
One healthy baby had to be removed via caesarian section, but when the other strange thing appeared, shrieks of fear erupted.
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The small furless animal has shiny pale pink skin and trotters like a pig. It was delivered by a goat on a farm in Sultan Kudarat, the Philippines
The small furless animal is significantly larger than its sibling and has shiny light pink skin, pig-like trotters, and even a tiny human-like naval.
Ms Repique said the baby ‘looked like a pig, with a mix of human’.
She said: ‘We were shocked. We can’t explain how it looks like that. All our neighbours flocked into our house to get a good look.’
Unfortunately, the mother goat and her two newborn goats were all died, raising rumors that the critter was a cursed’mutant devil’ that brought bad luck.
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The pink creature is much larger than its sibling and even had a naval – just like a tiny human
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Ms Repique said the baby, who sadly died at birth, ‘looked like a pig, with a mix of human’
Ms Repique added: ‘Nobody knows what it is, but it’s not a goat. It’s scary. We’re all wondering why it happened and if it is bad luck.’
But experts believe the goat suffered from a genetic mutation in the womb.
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According to Dr. Agapita Salces of the University of the Philippines’ Institute of Animal Science, the foetus looked to have experienced a genetic abnormality in the pregnancy.
He added: ‘It is a possible case of genetic mutation. It is also possible that the mother contracted a disease called Rift Valley fever from mosquito bites and this caused the impaired development of the infant.’
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Fears were sparked among neighbours that the creature was a cursed ‘mutant devil’ however scientists believe it is a genetic mutation
Source: thepressagge.com
