Goats have accents? Of course, leave it to the Brits to find out if goats from England sound sexier. Researchers from Queen Mary University of London
have found that goats’ accents change as they grow older and move into
different groups. The findings contradict claims that most mammals'
voices are entirely genetic. Previously only humans, elephants,
dolphins, and a few other mammals were thought to be able to pick up
accents.
If you haven’t heard the 2007 Radiolab episode about a goat standing on a cow on the side of the road, do it now. The tale gets stranger and stranger as it evolves into somewhat of a detective story. Apparently, goats do stand on cows, and practically everything else, too, including on people. Goats, after all, originated from the Zagros Mountains in Anatolia, where they had to climb rocks and cliffs, and they can hold their balance in the most precarious places, including trees.
They Stand On Cows
If you haven’t heard the 2007 Radiolab episode about a goat standing on a cow on the side of the road, do it now. The tale gets stranger and stranger as it evolves into somewhat of a detective story. Apparently, goats do stand on cows, and practically everything else, too, including on people. Goats, after all, originated from the Zagros Mountains in Anatolia, where they had to climb rocks and cliffs, and they can hold their balance in the most precarious places, including trees.
They Have Weird Rectangular Pupils
Goats’
eyes have horizontal slits, which give them deep peripheral vision and
allow them to monitor predators in a broad area. Horses, cows, and other
hoofed animals have similar pupils, but goats’ irises are usually pale,
so they show up more prominently, and are more able to scare people
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