Crowds lined up in Bangladesh on Thursday to visit an albino buffalo nicknamed “Donald Trump” that was spared from slaughter during the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha after becoming a social media sensation.
The more than 700-kilogram buffalo drew widespread attention because of its blond comb-over, which many said resembled the hairstyle of US President Donald Trump.
The animal was transferred to Mirpur National Zoo in Dhaka on Wednesday night after the Bangladeshi government intervened to save it.
Zoo director Rafiqul Islam Talukder said the buffalo was moved to the facility following the government’s decision.
The buffalo had been raised for the past 10 months at Rabeya Agro Farm in Narayanganj, outside Dhaka, where it attracted a steady stream of curious visitors.
Farm owner Zia Uddin Mridha said his brother named the buffalo after Trump because of its unusual hair and facial resemblance to the US president.
An individual had bought the animal and planned to sacrifice it during Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice.
Interior Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the government would reimburse the buyer now that it has gone to the Dhaka zoo.
