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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.
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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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Why aren't mountain goats really goats?
Humans have a peculiar knack for naming animals based on their doppelgangers instead of their biology. Sea horses aren't really horses, and koala bears aren't exactly bears. So what's the deal with mountain goats versus true goats?
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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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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, 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, 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, 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, a goatlike animal. It is found in the Pyrenees, Alps, and Caucasus Mountains and in Asia Minor.
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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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