The goat

📖 In short

The goat is a lively animal that loves jumping and climbing, and people have kept goats for more than 9 thousand years. Goats give us milk, meat, hair and leather. Like cows, they chew the cud, bringing food back up to chew again.

🤩 Did you know?

There are more than 400 million goats in the world.
A goat gives birth after about 5 months of pregnancy.
A goat's eye has a rectangular pupil that helps it see almost all around.
A goat has 12 back teeth to grind its food.

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🌟 A skilled climber

Goats can climb very steep rocks and rough mountains, because their hooves have hard edges and a soft pad in the middle that grips the rock. Some goats even climb trees to eat the leaves!

🔍 It eats lots of things

Goats eat grass, tree leaves and thorny bushes. They're curious and like to taste everything, but they don't eat tin cans as people say!

💡 The little kid

A mother goat has one, two or three kids. A kid stands up and walks soon after it's born, and loves playing and jumping with its brothers and sisters.