Celebrity ‘Trump’ buffalo spared sacrifice, sent to Bangladesh zoo
The animal with a blond hairdo said to resemble the US president’s signature look was saved just hours before it was set to be slaughtered
A buffalo in Bangladesh nicknamed “Donald Trump” for its flowing blond hair has been spared from sacrifice after shooting to fame, and will instead be cared for at the national zoo.
Muslim-majority Bangladesh, a South Asian nation of 170 million people, celebrates Eid al-Adha, the “feast of the sacrifice”, on Thursday.
The 700kg (1,500-pound) bull, a rare albino buffalo with a flowing helmet of light hair resembling the signature look of the US president, was due to be slaughtered to mark the day.
But hours before it faced the knife, the government stepped in to save the animal, which has become an online sensation.
Curator of the National Zoo, Atiqur Rahman, said the animal would be well looked after.
“We have designated a shed for the albino buffalo and assigned a caregiver,” Rahman said on Wednesday. “He will be quarantined for two weeks.”