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Look Who's Hanging Out With A Goat! It's Supermodel Chrissy Teigen

3:27pm May 29, 2015

by Jennifer S. Holland

She's not the only example of a cross-species friend. Goats pal around with hippos and giraffes, too. We probe the science of goat behavior to see what makes them such good friends.

OK, so technically this goat is eating just plain ivy. But poison ivy is definitely on the menu.

Go Ahead, Little Goat, Eat Some Poison Ivy. It Won't Hurt A Bit

2:56pm April 07, 2015

by Marc Silver

Amazon's getting into the rent-a-goat business (for weed chomping). After all, goats are great at wiping out unwanted plants — even poison ivy. How do they do it?

The Galla goat is a secret weapon in efforts to cope with climate change.

World News

Heat Tolerant, Tough Teeth, Lots Of Milk — They're Supergoats!

11:34am March 29, 2015

by Natasha Gilbert

A hardy breed is helping farmers in one Kenyan village cope with climate change — and put more food on the table.

The photographer thought it was a goat. The photo editor thought it was a goat. Sure looked like a goat to the author of this post. It turns out to be a sheep, in Dakar, Senegal.

Is This A Goat Or A Sheep? It's Harder Than You Think

7:03am December 21, 2014

by Marc Silver

True confession: Our editors mistook a sheep for a goat. Now we've learned a lot about how cool sheep really are. Maybe our blog should be ... "Sheep and Soda?"

Farmers raise millions of goats, but little has been known about whether their ruminants are happy. Now we know better.

Science

How Can You Tell If Your Goat Is Happy? Now We Know!

2:28pm December 14, 2014

by Marc Silver

Farmers raise millions of goats. But little has been known about how to tell if a goat is doing OK — until now. A new study reveals the signs of a happy ruminant.

Nepal's sacred goats are escorted to a field to grab a bite. Luckily for them, they will never become a bite.

Holy Goats! They're Kind Of A Big Deal In One Nepali Town

3:07pm November 03, 2014

by Donatella Lorch

The people of Nepal like goat dishes. They like goat sacrifices. But not all local goats meet such a fate. In one town, goats do as they please. After all, they're divine!