A video of a goat howling like a human while being sold by the owner has gone viral on social media. It’s moved the internet and chances are you’re welling up because of it. The video was posted to Twitter by @ram_vegan and features a whistling sound in the background along with the goat crying like a baby instead of bleating. Since it was posted on Friday, the video has racked up nearly 24,000 views and over 100 likes.
The location where the video was shot has not been disclosed by the Twitter user. However, he said in the Twitter thread that the footage was taken during Eid Ul Adha when the goat was brought to be sold on the market.
Goat brought to be sold hugs owner, cries like a human ?? pic.twitter.com/k5LwYRKDqW
— Ramasubramanian V. Harikumar ? (@Ram_Vegan) July 15, 2022
“Even animals that can’t talk have feelings and emotions. Despite not being able to talk, they love their owner very much. When separated from the owner, their soul hurts,” the user continued in one of the posts. tweet.
The 21-second video shows the goat laying its head on its owner’s shoulder and howling like a human. The gesture made the owner and bystanders emotional.
Twitter users were interested in the animal’s fate.
“Tears…Are you still selling her? I hope not,” commented one of the users. “I actually cried after seeing this video,” said another.
Like humans, goats seem to feel empathy too after a study published in the Royal Society revealed that animals can distinguish between different human facial expressions.
The 2018 study was conducted at a goat shelter in the UK. A total of 35 goats were tested, which were fully accustomed to human presence. The researchers found that the goats “generally prefer happy faces.”
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