A cow with a fifth leg has become one of China's popular attractions to visit.

Leggy cow

Leggy cow

The farm animal, who has an additional limb on its back due to a condition named polymelia, has been discovered in Zhanjiang, China, and the being has become a famous being in the area as people have flocked far and wide to see the cattle, the Mirror Online has reported.

And footage of the five-legged cow, which captures a male checking out the leg, has also gone viral.

The condition is believed to be very rare as only four in 100,000 cows are born with the illness.