Fainting goats

Fainting goats
May 24, 2010 00:04
LAUGH Points: Join Date: Sep 29, 2009 Status: offline	"Fainting goats?" you ask. "This must be a joke!" but it is real the goats faint in the presence of skeery humans. Shepherds often kept the goats in with their flocks as insurance in case of predator attacks. The theory went something like this- as wolves would come down from the hills to attack a flock of sheep, the goats would become startled and, as per the name of their breed, they would faint. The sheep would make a clean getaway, as the wolves would focus on the stunned goats rather than pursue the fleeing sheep. This is what I found from http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jimknapp/goats.html Does anyone who had raised one？

May 24, 2010 00:04

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"Fainting goats?" you ask. "This must be a joke!" but it is real the goats faint in the presence of skeery humans.
Shepherds often kept the goats in with their flocks as insurance in case of predator attacks. The theory went something like this- as wolves would come down from the hills to attack a flock of sheep, the goats would become startled and, as per the name of their breed, they would faint. The sheep would make a clean getaway, as the wolves would focus on the stunned goats rather than pursue the fleeing sheep.
This is what I found from http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jimknapp/goats.html
Does anyone who had raised one？

May 28, 2010 06:13	#1
LOKI Points: Join Date: Aug 23, 2009 Status: Offline	Looks like a lawn ornament that fell over from the wind. Same thing happens to me!

May 28, 2010 06:16	#2
TRINHWAH Points: Join Date: May 11, 2010 Status: Offline	Fire make crispy eat!!

May 29, 2010 22:07	#3
GLOOMYSUNDAY Points: Join Date: Jul 23, 2008 Status: Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by TRINHWAH Fire make crispy eat!! ?? my English is so poor to dig into it!

May 30, 2010 11:47	#4
TRINHWAH Points: Join Date: May 11, 2010 Status: Offline	Loki baby beautiful

May 30, 2010 21:23	#5
LAUGH Points: Join Date: Sep 29, 2009 Status: Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by LOKI Looks like a lawn ornament that fell over from the wind. Same thing happens to me! Oh, baby, you are lovelier than the goat.

May 30, 2010 21:40	#6
COOLSPRINGS Points: Join Date: May 19, 2008 Status: Offline	It doesn't matter whether sheep run fast or slow. Going with the flock matters.

Jun 1, 2010 20:36	#7
LONELYJOURNEY Points: Join Date: Oct 28, 2009 Status: Offline	Fainting goat? I think that it is a "frozen goat". Just look at him. He might just be taken out of a cold store.

Jun 1, 2010 22:05	#8
LAUGH Points: Join Date: Sep 29, 2009 Status: Offline	Funny! They are too timid even to stand a clap. Maybe they need more calcium tablet.

Jun 3, 2010 22:10	#9
LONELYJOURNEY Points: Join Date: Oct 28, 2009 Status: Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by LAUGH Funny! They are too timid even to stand a clap. Maybe they need more calcium tablet. Laugh, the goat just fainted. He didn't get a cramp. Calcium tablet is unnecessary. It reminds me of the ostrich. When he is in danger, he will push his head into sands so that he thinks he will be safe. If this goat faints again, he will be eaten up by the wolf.

Jun 4, 2010 04:47	#10
LARRYBOY Points: Join Date: Apr 10, 2009 Status: Offline	I tried putting my head in the sand when the bill collectors came. ..........It didnt work. The collectors left ,, but the bills were still there. LonelyJo,, Laugh is just joking!

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