1 \u2013 Goats have excellent coordination. They have great balance and are thus able to survive in precarious areas such as steep mountains. They can even climb trees and some species can jump over 5 feet high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2 \u2013 They have excellent night vision and will often browse during the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3 \u2013 Goats are curious animals. Their inquisitive nature is exemplified in their constant desire to explore and investigate anything unfamiliar which they come across.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4 \u2013 Goats are foragers , not grazers. In their natural habitat , they roam mountaintops and reach up as high as possible to pick out choice bits of forage around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5 \u2013 Goats have one stomachs with four chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6 \u2013 Goats do no like to get wet and prefer to seek shelter when it is raining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7 \u2013 Goats are one the cleanliest animals and is much more selective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8 \u2013 Goats will often refuse to eat hay that has been soiled , contaminated or has been on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9 \u2013 Goats are social animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10 \u2013 Goats communicate with each other by bleating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11 \u2013 The average birth rate for goats is 2 kids per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12 \u2013 Baby goats (kids) are standing and taking their first steps within minutes of being born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13 \u2013 Kids can follow their mothers almost immediately after being born. They are very close to their mothers and are weaned after around 6 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
14 \u2013 Each kid has a unique call , that is how its mother recognizes it from birth \u2013 not by sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15 \u2013 Goat meat is lower in fat and cholesterol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
16 \u2013 Goat\u2019s milk is easily digestible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
17 \u2013 Goat\u2019s milk is high in calcium , vitamin A and niacin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
18 \u2013 Goat\u2019s milk is naturally homogenized and it is digested easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
19 \u2013 Colostrum is produced in the first milk of the doe ( female goat ), mammals and the mother and it contains high levels of immunoglobulins (antibodies), vitamin A , minerals , fat and energy. Newborn kids must ingest colostrum within the first 24 hours of life to help protect them against diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n