Long-eared baby goat ‘Simba’ becomes celebrity in Pakistan

dpa Islamabad A baby goat with unusually long ears has become a sensation in Pakistan with hundreds queuing up to grab a glimpse, television shows inviting him on as a special guest and his owner being offered millions from potential buyers.Simba, as the breeder Mohammad Hassan Narejo named the goat, was born at a farm in the southern city of Karachi on June 4 with ears as long as 46 centimetres."My family and I couldn’t believe our eyes in the first place. We were so excited,” Narejo told dpa on the phone from Karachi on Friday.A little over a month after Simba’s birth, his ears are now 56 centimetres in length, much longer than the little goat’s own height, Narejo said."A part of [the] ears touches the ground when Simba walks. He has to drag them along,” Narejo elaborated. The owner has found a solution for the problem. "I have got a sack stitched for Simba’s ears. I put them into that and wrap the sack around his neck.” Life for the entire Narejo family has changed since the birth of Simba. "My home has become the most sought-out place in Karachi this past month. I have been to at least a dozen of shows on TV and give numerous interviews to newspapers and television reporters every day,” Narejo said.And moreover, he is receiving offers of millions of rupees (thousands of dollars) from breeders in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bahrain to buy Simba.