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thumb Serge the llama (born 29 June 2005, Saint-Nazaire) is a llama in the circus Cirque Franco-Italien of John Beautour〔(Newspaper article with bio of Serge )〕〔(Website of Cirque Franco-Italien ) (last visited on 2014)〕 and internet meme. Serge was named after the French singer Serge Lama, who described the choice of name as "genius".〔(Serge Lama sur Serge le lama dans le tramway de Bordeaux : "C'est génial !" ), RTL.fr, 2 november 2011〕 During the night of 30 to 31 October, while the circus was performing in Bordeaux, the llama was taken from its cage by a group of five youngsters returning from a disco. They took the llama out for a walk, posted some pictures on social media, and took it on a tram. The five were arrested by the police and Serge was returned to his owner, unharmed.〔(Drunk youngsters steal a llama from a circus and take it for a ride in the tram ! ), SudOuest, 1 november 2013〕 Initially the circus director John Beautour pressed charges. However, the photos went viral on the internet, leading to a lot of publicity for the circus. Beautour subsequently dropped the charges.〔(Serge le lama dans le tramway de Bordeaux: le cirque retire sa plainte ), l'Express, 3 november 2013〕 The llama, now a celebrity, was bookable for parties at 1200 euros per event, and appeared as a mascot at soccer games.〔(Serge le lama assistera au match Bordeaux-Nantes ), Le Matin, 8 november〕 A parody Stromae's song Papaoutai "Lamaoutai" was viewed more than 4 million times on YouTube. The parody was made with the cooperation of the circus and Serge himself.〔(Oukilemonlama - Lamaoutai (OFFICIAL VIDEO) ), official video on youtube, uploaded on 28 november 2013〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Serge (llama)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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