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WATCH: Vernon man shares baby goat videos to show beauty amid pandemic

91ƵThere is such a desperate need for some reminders of purities in this world91Ƶ

The trying times brought on by COVID-19 has some people searching for ways to lift their spirits, and BX resident Gabriel Newman has found one way to help out.

Baby goats.

Newman said the reality of his situation is his friends on Facebook prefer when he shares photographs of his animals rather than say or do anything else. So, he stepped it up a notch and started a on March 24.

Starring a kooky cast of baby goats and a 91Ƶstoic suffering91Ƶ alpaca named Jack, Newman has managed to spread some joy during these uncertain times.

91ƵThere is such a desperate need for some reminders of purities in this world and that life will go on and it91Ƶs still gorgeous and beautiful and fun,91Ƶ Newman said.

Newman said self-isolating has allowed him some extra time to catch some of his animal91Ƶs antics on video.

Plus, he said, the day he started to self-isolate lined up with the birth of the kids.

91ƵI do have to say though,91Ƶ he said. 91ƵVideoing goats is a lot harder than you think.91Ƶ

For every 20-seconds of film posted to YouTube, Newman said he91Ƶs typically shot around 15 minutes.

91ƵThe response has been great,91Ƶ he said. 91ƵI created it for my friends and I have a small, very loyal fan base that seemed to need their daily goat video.91Ƶ

91ƵYou just can91Ƶt be angry at baby goats,91Ƶ Newman said, getting ahead of the trolls. 91ƵUnless you own them. If you own them, they91Ƶre into things they shouldn91Ƶt be.91Ƶ

The videos and his cast of baby goats are nothing but joy, he said.

91ƵWe live in a ridiculous world and it91Ƶs important to remember the beauty and take a breath once and a while,91Ƶ Newman said.

He91Ƶs even posted mindfulness exercises with Jack to remind his viewers and himself to relax here and there.

He said his baby goats have only a few months left before they91Ƶll start to 91Ƶmellow out.91Ƶ Then, they will become teenagers.

91ƵAnd as teenagers, they91Ƶd be too cool for YouTube.91Ƶ

Newman said he hopes to continue posting to his YouTube channel, but he said it may be an annual thing as goats grow quickly.

91ƵIt91Ƶs the babies everyone wants to see,91Ƶ he said. 91ƵGoats are charming, but it91Ƶs also like humans, babies are interesting and charming and other people91Ƶs kids, from a distance, are funny and charming.91Ƶ

91ƵThen they become adults 91Ƶ you don91Ƶt want to spend that much time with them.91Ƶ

His alpaca, a rescue, will likely maintain his starring role.

91ƵOur alpaca was a partner to a horse and the owners sold the horse,91Ƶ Newman said recalling his alpaca91Ƶs origin story. 91ƵAlpacas attach themselves to whatever family they can have.91Ƶ

Newman said he had sheep and worried about coyotes, he needed a guardian, so when a 91Ƶfree alpaca91Ƶ ad appeared, he jumped at it.

91ƵThere91Ƶs no such thing as a free alpaca,91Ƶ he laughed.

Jack, rocking a big underbite, would consistently escape Newman91Ƶs yard and wind up in the neighbour91Ƶs yard hanging out with the horses. But he soon became a 91Ƶmother hen91Ƶ for Newman91Ƶs sheep and goats.

91ƵHe has his issues,91Ƶ Newman said. 91ƵBut he91Ƶs incredibly charming to stare at.91Ƶ

91ƵAlpacas have been on the planet for 40 million years,91Ƶ Newman said, at least the Camelidae family alpacas originated from.

91ƵTheir body design is91Ƶ It just has to have been an early invention 91Ƶ they haven91Ƶt been upgraded into anything noble, faster or really good at anything,91Ƶ he laughed.

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