Buttermilk Sky facts for kids

Buttermilk Sky is a cute Nigerian Dwarf goat. She became famous because of a viral video. This video was posted on YouTube on July 27, 2012. It was filmed at Took A Leap Farm, which is a small farm in Houlton, Maine.

What Made Buttermilk Sky Famous?

The video was posted on July 27, 2012. Its caption said, "Buttermilk 'plays' with her 'friends'". In the video, Buttermilk Sky runs around excitedly in a grassy area. Three other goats of similar size watch her.

Buttermilk jumps up many times. She even hops over other goats. She also playfully bumps into a person watching her. This fun video has been watched over seven million times on YouTube! Even Chellie Pingree, a Congresswoman from Maine, talked about it. The video was also shown on The Today Show.

Buttermilk Sky's Life and Personality

Buttermilk Sky is part of the dairy goat herd at Took a Leap Farm. She was born there on June 17, 2012. She was one of the last baby goats, called kids, born that year. When her famous video was filmed in July 2012, she was only five weeks old.

Buttermilk's fur is described as "chamoisee with white belt." This means she has a light brown color with a white stripe around her middle. Her owners say Buttermilk Sky is always full of energy. However, the playful kicking seen in the video was a surprise. It was just a lucky moment caught on camera!

One of Buttermilk's owners had made a promise. She said she would donate $25 to Farm Sanctuary. This is a group that helps animals. She would donate if the video got more than one thousand views. After the video became super popular, her owner thought about working with Farm Sanctuary. They wanted to use Buttermilk's fame to help the animal welfare group.