<div><p>Mark Bayley is a sheep farmer from England, which means he knows pretty much all there is to know about sheep. But when a strange lamb was born on his farm this week, he actually had to search the internet to find out more about the animal's weird condition.</p><p>Bayley's 10-year-old daughter Zara was the first one to spot the lamb's extra feature:</p><p>"Dad, look," she said, "that lamb has five legs!"</p><p>The lamb, who the family has named Forrest, after the Tom Hanks movie <em>Forrest Gump</em>, is healthy otherwise and doesn't seem bothered by his difference. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/lamb-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqK8oq_TXSPAJ0t21oESloXRkCIv3505E63jNjQF1Hma4.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/lamb-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqK8oq_TXSPAJ0t21oESloXRkCIv3505E63jNjQF1Hma4_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>The Independent</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>"We checked him over and he seems to be fine," Bayley <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/healthy-baby-lamb-born-five-10055759">said</a>. "He was healthy, drinking from his mother and doing everything he needed to do."</p><p>Later, the family had Forrest checked by a vet who confirmed that - aside from the fifth leg - he's perfectly healthy.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/JS123725879_Caters-News-Agency_Lamb-with-5-legs-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqUa2thMnvKQadTDM5oFKzfHS_ey03UXGdakdE64EEMZI.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/JS123725879_Caters-News-Agency_Lamb-with-5-legs-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqUa2thMnvKQadTDM5oFKzfHS_ey03UXGdakdE64EEMZI_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/JS123725879_Caters-News-Agency_Lamb-with-5-legs-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqUa2thMnvKQadTDM5oFKzfHS_ey03UXGdakdE64EEMZI_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Telegraph</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>While Forrest can't actually use the leg, that's not a bad thing. It's too short to reach the ground, so it doesn't get in the way while he's running around.</p><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/47.PNG" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Daily Mail</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>There have been a handful of sheep born with extra legs in the past, but it's very rare.</p><p>Luckily, Forrest was born into a family who recognize how special he is. The Bayleys were going to sell him for meat, but they've decided to keep him as a family pet instead.</p><p>Even the other animals seem jealous of Forrest's unique look.</p><p>"There was one lamb that looked at Forest, and then down at itself, as if to wonder why it was missing a leg," Bayley said. "It was very sweet."</p><p><strong>Share this story if you think Forrest is perfect just the way he is!</strong></p></div>