With orange eyes, weathered horns, a jet-black coat, and a surly expression that belies a certain gentleness, Diablo, a French fry-loving nanny goat, roams a lonely pasture adjacent to the Wyodak Power Plant about 12 miles east of Gillette.

Diablo’s penchant for mingling with antelope within the 40-acre parcel near American Road and Wyoming Highway 51 and her fondness for photo ops has earned her rockstar status for the more than 3,800 people who follow her every move on the Wyodak Goatalope fan page and a separate group page on Facebook.

“Sometimes you just want a cool little hero,” said Jeanette Graves, an animal control supervisor for the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office.

Graves, who has worked for the county for more than 30 years, initially told Cowboy State Daily that Diablo w

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