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Goats can be taught their name and to come when called.
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Goats can live between 15-18 years.
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Baby goats are called “kids”.
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Baby goats (kids) are able to stand and walk within minutes of being born.
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Each baby goat (kid) has a unique scent and call, which its mother uses to recognise it.
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Goats can be picky eaters – they’ll only eat the best plants they can find!
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Goats are herbivores, this means they only eat plants.
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Goats can become depressed if they are kept on their own – they are very social animals!
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Goats are very good at climbing. When they live in the mountains they can climb up very steep cliffs.
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Goats have been known to climb to the top of very tall trees!
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Goats’ pupils are rectangular – not circular like yours.
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Goats have very good vision for seeing around them.
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Goats also have excellent night vision.
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Goats are “browsers”, which is the name given to herbivores who feeds on leaves, soft shoots, or fruits of high-growing, generally woody, plants such as shrubs. They are not “grazers” like sheep who feed on grass.
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Like sheep and cows, goats also have special four-chambered stomachs.
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Goats were one of the first animals to be domesticated for farming.
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The scientific name for a goat is an “ungulate”. This is a special name given to hooved mammals.
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Goats have accents! Goats from different regions have different sounding bleats.