Serge (Llama)

Serge
Species	Llama
Born	Saint-Nazaire, France
Died	2020 (aged 14–15)

Short description: Llama famous for being source of a meme

Serge the llama (29 June 2005 – 2020) was a llama in the circus Cirque Franco-Italien of John Beautour^[1]^[2] and internet meme. Serge was named after the French singer Serge Lama, who described the choice of name as "genius".^[3]

During the night of 30 to 31 October 2013, while the circus was performing in Bordeaux, the llama was taken from its cage by a group of five youths 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

The llama was bookable for parties at 1,200 Euros per event, and appeared as a mascot at soccer games.^[6]

A parody of the Stromae song Papaoutai called "Lamaoutai" was viewed more than 4 million times on YouTube. The parody was made with the cooperation of the circus.^[7]

References

↑ Newspaper article with bio of Serge ^{[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]}
↑ Website of Cirque Franco-Italien (last visited on 2014)
↑ "Serge Lama sur Serge le lama dans le tramway de Bordeaux : "C'est génial !"" (in fr-FR). RTL.fr. 2013-11-02. http://www.rtl.fr/actu/insolite/serge-lama-sur-serge-le-lama-dans-le-tramway-de-bordeaux-c-est-genial-7766327710.
↑ "Drunk youngsters steal a llama from a circus and take it for a ride in the tram !". 2013-11-01. http://www.sudouest.fr/2013/11/01/drunk-youngsters-steal-a-llama-from-a-circus-and-take-it-for-a-ride-in-the-tram-1217379-2780.php.
↑ Simon, Marie (2013-11-03). "Serge le lama dans le tramway de Bordeaux: le cirque retire sa plainte" (in fr). LExpress.fr. http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/serge-le-lama-dans-le-tramway-de-bordeaux-le-cirque-retire-sa-plainte_1296353.html.
↑ "Serge le lama assistera au match Bordeaux-Nantes" (in fr). Le Matin. 2013-08-11. ISSN 1018-3736. http://www.lematin.ch/faits-divers/serge-lama-assistera-match-bordeauxnantes/story/10219911.
↑ Scorpio Music (2013-11-28), Oukilemonlama - Lamaoutai (OFFICIAL VIDEO), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vd3W0E9l2Q, retrieved 2017-07-10

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[1] Newspaper article with bio of Serge ^{[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]}

[2] Website of Cirque Franco-Italien (last visited on 2014)

[3] "Serge Lama sur Serge le lama dans le tramway de Bordeaux : "C'est génial !"" (in fr-FR). RTL.fr. 2013-11-02. http://www.rtl.fr/actu/insolite/serge-lama-sur-serge-le-lama-dans-le-tramway-de-bordeaux-c-est-genial-7766327710.

[4] "Drunk youngsters steal a llama from a circus and take it for a ride in the tram !". 2013-11-01. http://www.sudouest.fr/2013/11/01/drunk-youngsters-steal-a-llama-from-a-circus-and-take-it-for-a-ride-in-the-tram-1217379-2780.php.

[5] Simon, Marie (2013-11-03). "Serge le lama dans le tramway de Bordeaux: le cirque retire sa plainte" (in fr). LExpress.fr. http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/serge-le-lama-dans-le-tramway-de-bordeaux-le-cirque-retire-sa-plainte_1296353.html.

[6] "Serge le lama assistera au match Bordeaux-Nantes" (in fr). Le Matin. 2013-08-11. ISSN 1018-3736. http://www.lematin.ch/faits-divers/serge-lama-assistera-match-bordeauxnantes/story/10219911.

[7] Scorpio Music (2013-11-28), Oukilemonlama - Lamaoutai (OFFICIAL VIDEO), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vd3W0E9l2Q, retrieved 2017-07-10