SERANG, 31 July 2003 - Hundreds of people in the village of Petir in Serang regency, Banten province, were shocked by the birth of a baby goat whose body resembled that of a human baby, on Tuesday. However, later in the evening the baby died. The owner of the goat, Sarkim alias Akong, 45, said the ewe had been pregnant for over a year before giving birth to the anomalous baby.
The villagers considered the baby's birth to be the sign of a something big about to happen to the country. Many even related the birth to the prolonged dry season in the Serang regency, which has caused a water shortage and threatened rice production. Islamic cleric Chaerudin said that it was a sign from God to people who have turned their backs on God.

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