A rare cyclops goat stunned villagers when it was born at a remote farm in India.

Footage shows the calf with a partially divided eye in a single socket and tongue dangling from the corner of its mouth being held by its owner in Madhya Pradesh.

It had two slits above the upper lip for a nose and had trouble walking, so its caretaker assisted it with eating and moving.

The animal stayed close to its mum and a sibling born on the same day as it was.

The calf's bizarre appearance attracted neighbours and curious residents who came to the farmer's hut to see the alien-looking goat.

The owner said: ‘The news about my goat spread, and soon they called it an alien.

‘I have strangers coming here gathering in long queues outside my house to see my goat.'

Veterinarians have not checked the goat, but it is believed to be a case of congenital disorder Cyclopia.

The condition causes an animal to be born with a single or partially divided eye in the centre of the face. It results from the embryonic forebrain's failure to divide into two hemispheres properly. This leads to the development of a single eye socket, often accompanied by severe brain and facial malformations.