INTERESTING FACT

Goats That Climb Trees

Goats can climb trees! In Morocco goats climb Argan trees to consume delicious berries which are similar to the olives. Local farmers follow these goats because fruit of the Argan tree has the nut inside which is used to make delicious cooking oil. Interesting fact (besides the climbing goats) is that Morocco goats spit or excrete these nuts, which then farmers use to make the Argan oil. However, Argan trees are close to extinction because of the tree wood harvesting. Some organizations are trying to promote Argan oil to became marketing success in order to preserve these weird trees. We all hope that these goats will continue their climbing adventures!

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Crazy goats :-)

Avram at at 02:42AM, Aug 19th 2008.

these are not goats.
these are monkeys

jindhu at at 12:16AM, Aug 29th 2008.

thos r some wacko goats

nicole at at 04:58PM, Oct 24th 2008.

my goat does this..
its actually quite a phenomenon

baby kit at at 08:40AM, Dec 1st 2008.

i want a goat just so i can see this in person

tristamouse at at 12:00PM, Jan 18th 2009.

mabye there monkey goats

dave at at 10:59AM, Mar 6th 2009.

thats aweshome!

Squiggly Meyers at at 12:25AM, Jun 4th 2009.

That is crazy!

Shannon Long at at 07:39PM, Jun 15th 2009.

I can imagine the weird convo with his friends:

Climbing Goat: Hey guys I'm super hungry.
Other Goats: Wait for the farmer, he'll come by noon.
Climbing Goat: Screw that, I'm gonna climb that tree.
Other Goats: What? You crazy!
Climbing Goat: No, I'm F@cking hungry!
OG: U'll die!!
CG: Well, that's a chance I'm willing to take.

M-nay at at 11:49AM, May 11th 2010.

Then all these goats come by and join the party.

M-nay at at 11:50AM, May 11th 2010.

I wish I had a climbing goat for a pet that'd be amazing to own one Id be the coolest person in my town for having a climbing goat. :D

Bridget at at 08:12AM, May 27th 2010.

Smart goats!! Who says goats are not supposed to be able to climb trees? It looks strange though, especially if you've never seen it before.

UsedCardboardBoxes.com at at 11:49AM, Jun 29th 2010.

what the hell. that is the most amzing thing i have ever seen. how do they even get up there. can they climb bigger trees?

Gabi Belongea at at 09:11AM, Jul 2nd 2010.

holy ****. man their goats ... they soposed to be on the ground lol

julie at at 08:25PM, Sep 13th 2010.

Hey guys, goats in trees is nice and all, but find a video of some that faint(although crossbreeding does'nt seem wise).Goas have good entertainment value.

Wade at at 11:29PM, Sep 13th 2010.