'Poor thing': Iran mocks Trump as viral buffalo resembling him loses appetite

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• Iran on Friday mocked US President Donald Trump by sharing a viral video of a Bangladeshi albino buffalo that resembles him, claiming the animal had lost its appetite after being compared to the American leader amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict.In a post on X, the official account of Iran in Russia wrote: "Poor thing!
• Bangladeshi buffalo upset by comparisons to Donald Trump."The post also shared a report by Russian state media outlet RT, which said: "A Bangladeshi buffalo that resembles Trump has lost its appetite after people flocked to see him."The viral buffalo, named 'Donald Trump', has become a major attraction ahead of Eid al-Adha festivities in Bangladesh's Narayanganj district near Dhaka.The 700kg albino buffalo drew attention online because of its golden-coloured hair and facial appearance, which many social media users said resembled the US president."When I saw his pictures on Facebook, he looked exactly like Donald Trump.
• His facial structure and even hairstyle match that of Trump," a visitor told local newspaper Prothom Alo.Another visitor jokingly remarked that the buffalo's calm nature was unlike the US president."The buffalo is very calm and polite in nature, which definitely does not match with Donald Trump," she said.The animal’s owner, Ziauddin Mridha, said crowds had been visiting the farm daily to take pictures with the buffalo after it went viral online."My younger brother jokingly named it Donald Trump after seeing the hair on its head.
• It is very calm in nature.