Residents in Adelaide’s south stunned by wild goat who believes he is actually a kangaroo
HE may be suffering an identity crisis, but a wild goat who believes he’s a kangaroo is providing an unlikely tourist attraction for southern residents.
HE may be suffering an identity crisis, but a wild goat who believes he’s a kangaroo is providing an unlikely tourist attraction for southern residents.
Nestled comfortably alongside the boomer, or dominant male of the mob, the horned goat has been spotted living among the community of about 60 kangaroos in a large paddock on Commercial Rd at Seaford Meadows.
After years of believing the mystery resident was a donkey, real estate agent Naomi Will this week captured a photo of the goat and his best mate.
“He hangs around this big male kangaroo and the two of them are tight as, when I took that photo a couple of days ago it’s the first time he was sitting up and looking at me because normally he’s lying down fast asleep,” Ms Will said.
“When you drive down Commercial Rd there’s always about 60 roos and you see people pull over and take photos, it’s a real local thing.”
The photo had been viewed by almost 9000 people in the past two days, Ms Will said.
“I’m gobsmacked, I couldn’t believe it ... it just went crazy on Facebook and so I thought other people might be interested,” she said.
Ms Will said she believed the unlikely friendship between goat and kangaroo was a lesson for humans too.
“Black and white, that sort of thing. Two completely different animals that in the real world shouldn’t get on, but they do, which is a great thing,” she said.
Ms Will said she and other residents were hoping the goat would be left to live out his days among his adopted mob.
“I’m told the council has tried to get him a couple of times, and I tell you what there would be an outrage if they ever did do anything to him, because it’s just so amazing ... he’s almost a protected species down here,” she said.