![]() ![]() And it seems safe to say nothing has brought more respect than Simba and his ears. He wants to build respect for goat farming. Last year he helped the government set up a livestock expo displaying a variety of goat breeds. He says he is a self-taught goat farmer as are many goat farmers in Pakistan and that he is trying to teach his fellow goat farmers how to grow their business. Narejo, whose night job is with the ground staff of Qatar Airways at Karachi airport, says goat farming is his passion. He says he now gets hundreds of calls from buyers who want to purchase Anglo Nubian goats and other breeds. But Ayaz says Simba's ears are excessively long even for a breed known for its elongated ears.Įven without selling Simba, the goat is kind of a cash cow for Hasan Narejo, who breeds goats and works to preserve breeds in danger of extinction. He seems to have gotten his ears from his Anglo-Nubian genes – those goats tend to have long, bell-shaped ears. Muhammad Ali Ayaz, a veterinarian in Pakistan, notes that Simba is a cross breed of Anglo-Nubian and the South Asian breed Jamunapari. In case you're wondering why the ears grew so long, well. ![]() #GGEOAT – Greatest goat ears of all time. They now dangle 23 inches.Īnd so a viral supergoat was born. The ears, he said, were 48 centimeters long – that's almost 19 inches. On June 13, Narejo posted a photo of the goat and its extraordinary ears. (Please don't tell the goat that lions sometimes, um, eat goats.) Owner Hassan Narejo named the goat Simba after his favorite Lion King character. On June 4, a male goat was born in the city of Karachi, Pakistan. ![]() it seems to be number one in another goat category: Ears. It's in the top 10 for goat milk production.Īnd now. It's the number 3 country for the production of goat meat – 491,000 tons a year. The kid's ears have gone viral, attracting praise - and trolls. Pakistani breeder Hasan Narejo displays the ears of his baby goat Simba, in Karachi on July 6. ![]()
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