GOATS

Over 80% of the world’s goat population lives in Asia and Africa as feral and domestic animals.

Goats were domesticated over 9,000 years ago

Goats are ruminants, animals that utilize a rumen for the digestion of food

There are over 100 main breeds of goat worldwide, bred for milk, fibre or meat.

The female goat is called a “doe” or “nanny.” Up to the age of 12 months, she is sometimes referred to as a “doeling.

A mother goat giving birth to a baby goat is called a “kidding”

There’s 78 different kinda breed of goats

I picked this topic because goats are really cute and interesting to learn about

FACTS

• GOATS WERE ONE OF—IF NOT THE—FIRST ANIMALS TO BE DOMESTICATED
• GOATS WERE AMONG THE FIRST ANIMALS TO BE BROUGHT TO AMERICA
• GOAT POPULARITY SURGED FOLLOWING THE 1904 WORLD’S FAIR IN ST. LOUIS
• GOATS DON’T HAVE TEETH ON THEIR UPPER JAW

FUN FACTS

• Baby goats (kids) are standing and taking their first steps within minutes of being born.
• Goats’ pupils are rectangular. This gives them vision for 320 to 340 degrees around them without having to move and they are thought to have excellent night vision.

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