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Characteristics: Farm Goats Are One Of The Oldest Farm Animals. For Thousands Of Years, Goats Have Been Used For Their Milk, Meat, Hair, And Skins Worldwide. Female Goats Are Called Does Or Nannies, And Males Are Bucks Or Billies. Their Offspring Are Kids. Goats Are Extremely Inquisitive And Intelligent Animals And Will Explore Anything New Or Unfamiliar In Their Surroundings. They Poke About With Their Upper Lip And Tongue And Investigate Items Such As Buttons, Camera Cases, And Clothing, By Nibbling At Them. On Occasion They Consume These Items. They Have Also Mastered How To Open Latches On Farm Gates. Height & Weight: Dependent On Their Breed, Female Goats Can Weigh Between 22 to 220 Pounds, Whereas Male Goats Weigh Between 27 To 275 Pounds And Are Larger And Shaggier In Appearance Than Females. Where They Live: There Are Over 210 Species Of Goats With An Estimated 450 Million Goats Worldwide. The Majority Of The Goat Population Can Be Found In The Mideast And Asia. What They Eat: Goats Consume Most Any Grass, Trees And Plants. Their Plant Diet Includes Some Poisonous Weeds. This Makes Them Invaluable For The Control Of Noxious Weeds And For Clearing Brush And Undergrowth. They Will Seldom Eat Dirty Food Or Contaminated Water Unless They Are Starving. Don’t Put Your Hands In Their Mouth As Their Teeth Are Sharp As A Razor. Goats Love Brushing But Hate People Touching Their Ears. They Climb, Run, And Crawl And Some Species Of Goat Are Able To Jump Over 5 Feet In Height. It Should Be Noted That Most Goats Will Stand On Their Hind Legs To Reach Tree Branches And Shrubs.
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