--- title: Gene Simmons Has Viral Animal Lookalike description: Gene Simmons of KISS has a new doppelgänger in this newborn calf with unusual facial markings, born to a Texas ranch. canonical: https://time.com/4883896/calf-kiss-lookalike/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-02T15:38:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:46:05.320Z og:title: Everyone Thinks This Calf Looks Like Gene Simmons Who Agrees og:description: Gene Simmons of KISS has a brand-new doppelgänger of a different species og:url: https://time.com/4883896/calf-kiss-lookalike/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt21c5c04af91f52f1/6988d816fb4eac62a8893288/kiss-gene-simmons.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4926 og:image:height: 2771 og:image:alt: 23rd Annual Race To Erase MS Gala - Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Everyone Thinks This Calf Looks Like Gene Simmons Who Agrees twitter:description: Gene Simmons of KISS has a brand-new doppelgänger of a different species twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt21c5c04af91f52f1/6988d816fb4eac62a8893288/kiss-gene-simmons.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Everyone Thinks Baby Calf Looks Like Gene Simmons and He Totally Agrees > Sponsored content. 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The calf, dubbed Genie, was born with facial coloration that put her owners in mind of the [legendary KISS rocker](http://time.com/55425/kiss-gene-simmons-interview-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/) Gene Simmons. He’s best known for his distinctive makeup look that helped make the band famous, called the “Demon.” “As soon as we saw her, we noticed the resemblance immediately,” owner Heather Taccetta of the Cowboy Steak House in Kerrville, Texas [told ABC News](http://www.abc10.com/news/baby-calf-and-kiss-have-something-in-common/461241178). “They don’t normally come out with this pattern or, as some people call it, a ‘motley face,'” she added about the black-and-white design splashed across Genie’s face. Besides just bearing a passing similarity to Simmons’ trademark paint, Genie has a noted tendency to stick her tongue out too, rather like Simmons himself in his [zany stage persona](http://time.com/4001168/johnny-depp-gene-simmons-kiss-gig/). She was born Friday, and has since been driving the internet wild with the uncanny resemblance. “Gene Simmons, where were you on or about November 25, 2016?” the website Hill Country Visitor asked over the weekend, sharing a photo of Genie. “Now obviously, we can’t serve this fine specimen, we may just keep Genie as we call her, as a Mascot for the Steakhouse \[sic\],” a note that Taccetta herself reaffirmed to news outlets. “Just thought this WONDER OF NATURE was worth sharing!” the post added. 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