goats & sheep library

Goats and sheep are closely related grazing species, but you tell a goat from a sheep because a male goat's horns curl where the male sheep's horns are straight. Both the sheep and goat are incredible climbers.

How Fainting Goats Work

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Fainting goats don't really faint -- their muscles tense up and they fall over when they get scared. But why would anyone want a fainting goat? See more »

How Fainting Goats Work

How Fainting Goats Work

Fainting goats don't really faint -- their muscles tense up and they fall over when they get scared. But why would anyone want a fainting goat?

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Ibex

Ibex

Ibex, a wild goat that lives in mountainous regions. Most biologists recognize three species—the common ibex, of Europe, central Asia, northeastern Africa, and the Middle East; the Walia ibex, of Ethiopia; and the Spanish ibex, of Spain.

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Rocky Mountain Goat

Rocky Mountain Goat

Rocky Mountain Goat, or Mountain Goat, a goatlike animal of North America. It is not a true goat but is classified as a goat-antelope.

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Sheep

Sheep

Sheep, a mammal that is closely related to the goat. Sheep, like cattle, are ruminants; that is, they chew a cud.

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Cashmere Goat

Cashmere Goat, the animal that provides the luxurious cashmere wool. The goat lives in the mountains of Tibet and Kashmir, feeding on twigs, buds, and heather.

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Chamois

Chamois, a goatlike animal. It is found in the Pyrenees, Alps, and Caucasus Mountains and in Asia Minor.

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Goat

Goat, a hardy animal closely related to the sheep. Wild goats are often hunted as game; domestic goats are raised for milk, meat, hides, and hair.

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Karakul

Karakul, or Caracul, an Asiatic breed of sheep. Pelts obtained from the lambs are used in fur coats and as trim for cloth coats.

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