Goat Study

We just finished studying goats at The Cottage. We have a really amazing goat farm around here that our family has visited a few times, but it is a good way out of town so we went to The Natural Science Center farm instead:) It's not exactly rolling pastures, but the kids got to brush the goats and look at them up close, so it served the purpose.


We mostly learned about the typical domestic goats, but I also made some other interesting goat discoveries in the process. Have you ever heard of fainting goats? Click here to watch a video of these funny little creatures.


This is a picture that Elijah drew of a fainting goat.

Goat are ruminants, which means they have a four-compartment stomach; they "chew the cud". Caleb found this very fascinating, so he drew a picture of it.


I also discovered the moroccan tree climbing goats. Click here to watch a video of these guys. Who knew goats could climb trees? Very funny.

Other interesting goat facts:
They have rectangular pupils and are thought to have excellent night vision
Their hooves always grow just like fingernails and have to be regularly trimmed
They can jump up to 5 feet high
They are actually very picky eaters... no, they don't eat clothes or cans or other random objects