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Goat vs Sheep: Do You Know the Difference?

By Abby Parks

Published September 15, 2024 Runtime 5:17

There are some distinct personality traits that separate the sheep from the goats–while sheep are gentle and docile, goats are curious and can be a bit rambunctious. Sheep and goats also differ in appearance and even their diets, though these animals come from the same family group. Learn all about how goats and sheep compare in this video on how to tell these two domestic animals apart.

About the Author

Abby Parks

Abby Parks has authored a fiction novel, theatrical plays, short stories, poems, and song lyrics. She's recorded two albums of her original songs, and is a multi-instrumentalist. She has managed a website for folk music and written articles on singer-songwriters, folk bands, and other things music-oriented. She's also a radio DJ for a folk music show. As well as having been a pet parent to rabbits, birds, dogs, and cats, Abby loves seeking sightings of animals in the wild and has witnessed some more exotic ones such as Puffins in the Farne Islands, Southern Pudu on the island of Chiloe (Chile), Penguins in the wild, and countless wild animals in the Rocky Mountains (Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Moose, Elk, Marmots, Beavers).

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