Do You Get Your Goat? Trivia Quiz

Answer: I'm lonely!

In addition, a lonely goat will invade your garden, sit on your porch or even attempt escape. A lonely goat will be a noisy goat because it will constantly call for a companion.

Answer: Goats will keep your lawn trim by grazing.

Goats love broad leafed material like brush and field vegetation that is a nuisance, however they will leave the grass to grow. Herbicides can seep into water dangerously affecting other animals, humans and plant life. A goat's narrow triangular mouth allows it to crush its food thus destroying seeds from unwanted plants.

As an added "bonus", goats fertilize as they graze, then trample the fertilizer, so the grass and other vegetation left behind are given a "natural boost"!

Answer: False

Goats are known to accept animals of other species as companions, including horses and cattle, and are sometimes kept with racehorses as a companion animal. This is believed to have a calming effect on the horse. The phrase "get your goat" is rumored to have originated from the practice of stealing the companion goat so the competing racehorse would be nervous and agitated and would do poorly in a race.

Answer: grasping

By using their lips and tongues, they investigate and "mouth" something to see if they like it; they are "exploring"! Goats are very clean eaters and will even refuse food that is spoiled or fallen on the ground.

Answer: sneezing

Goats use a sneeze to warn each other of danger-- real or imaginary. Young goats sneeze as part of their play. Older goats head butt to play, but more often to fight.

Answer: Saanen

Saanens are affectionate and lovable, have a "peppy" personality and will enjoy "entertaining" your children. They are among the top producing dairy goats. But keep in mind their light-colored skin predisposes them to skin cancer and they don't do well in hot, sunny climates.

Answer: Nubian

A Nubian will get you out of bed demanding its breakfast. If they are alone they will express their distress by calling out until you get them a companion. Some have been described as always complaining! However, they are highly intelligent animals. Once shown the correct way of doing something, such as being led to be milked, a Nubian will walk itself, jump up and wait.

Answer: False

Goats prefer their chests and underarms scratched rather than the top of their heads. They have eyes that can see almost 360 degrees around (even behind them) but they can't see above them very well. When you pet them on their heads they can't see what you are doing and it can make them nervous.

Answer: True

Goats are intelligent and talented escape artists, therefore sturdy fencing is essential. If a goat discovers a weakness in a fence it will surely take advantage of it and other goats will quickly learn the same.

Answer: She is "urging" it to move and nurse.

Some new mothers will paw repeatedly at their new kids even though they are not intentionally trying to hurt them. If a mother refuses a kid, she will ignore it, or butt at it with her head in an effort to get it to leave her alone.