FORT MYERS, FL -
When you think of what Fort Myers is known for, you think of Edison, palm trees and baseball.
Now you can add a skateboarding goat to that list.
A Fort Myers goat is in the Guinness Book of World Records for "Farthest Distance Skateboarding by a Goat."
Move over waterskiing squirrel, and Tillman, the skateboarding dog. There is a new kid in town who has her name inked in the record books.
Owner Melody Cooke realized her two and half year old goat, Happie, had a special talent early on.
"She figured out how to get on and then I was just like, 'Whoa, this is amazing,'" said Cooke. "My goat can skateboard, let me see how far I can go with this."
It turns out she could go 118 feet with it. The record skate lasted 25 seconds, and ended when the skateboard hit a parking block.
The whole time, Happie was waiting for her prize - food.
But imagine if the parking block wasn't there. Cooke believes Happie could've gone even farther into the record books.
"I definitely think she could've, but I just wanted to capture that moment and send it to Guinness World Records, 'cause I wasn't sure if they were even going to do it," said Cooke.
But they did. Six months later, they sent her a spiffy certificate in the mail, with Happie's name, representing Fort Myers, as a world record holder.
But Cooke says there are other reasons why she pulled out the video camera.
"Especially with all of the tragic things that have been occurring recently, I just felt it was nice to show something fun and inspiring," said Cooke.
Inspiring enough, she adds, to tackle new challenges and tricks.
"[I] plan on making more fun and creative videos and see how far we can go with this," said Cooke.
Maybe making it 119 feet.