BANGLADESHI ‘TRUMP-LOOKALIKE’ ALBINO BUFFALO SPARED FROM EID SACRIFICE
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Agency report
An albino buffalo in Bangladesh was spared at the last minute from being sacrificed during Eid al-Adha after many people claimed its pale tuft of hair bore a striking resemblance to US President Donald Trump’s signature hairstyle.
The rare buffalo was only hours away from slaughter after being sold by its owner, Zia Mridha, for the Islamic festival of sacrifice when Bangladesh’s Ministry of Home Affairs intervened to save the animal.
The minister, Salahuddin Ahmed, on Thursday directed that the buffalo be spared, the buyer refunded, and the animal relocated to the national zoo in Dhaka.
“At the last moment, the decision was taken to spare the buffalo from sacrifice due to security concerns and the unusual level of public interest,” the ministry said, according to the reports.
The animal was raised at Rabeya Agro Farm in the Paikpara area of Narayanganj, a city located southeast of Dhaka.
“Donald Trump,” as the buffalo has come to be known, had long attracted attention because of his “extraordinary hair,” Mridha said.
Crowds regularly gathered at the farm, with visitors traveling from different places and children trooping in to catch a glimpse of the albino buffalo’s blond fringe. Images of the animal also went viral online, sparking memes, jokes, and comparisons across social media platforms.
As photos of the buffalo circulated online, the number of people visiting the nearly 1,500-pound animal increased significantly.
Mridha said it was his younger brother who first noticed the resemblance between the buffalo’s hair and that of Mr. Trump before giving it the nickname.
The owner described the animal as unusually calm and said it required constant attention, especially with feeding and regular bathing.
The Trump “doppelganger” will now live at the national zoo as one of its star attractions, where it is expected to draw even more attention from visitors and fans beyond the Eid season.
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