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 Fun Facts:(This is Capra doing the talking, since Fred can be a little quiet with strangers.) • We Nigerian Dwarf goats are some of the shortest goats around. At our tallest, we’re only about 23 inches at the withers. (That’s the area between our shoulder blades). • We’re known for our friendly, charming personalities. As you know, my friend Fred is like a deer in the headlights when cameras are around. (Remember on the video how he didn’t say a word when J.B. Rooster introduced him? And just look at him in the photo above!). But once he gets to know you, he’s as rambunctious as they get. • Sometimes we butt each other (or occasionally people) with our horns, but we have more clever uses for them as well. We’ve been known to open feed bins and gates with our horns. And they come in awfully handy as backscratchers! • I think I did a great job imitating a cow on the video, don’t you? I know the cows (except my dear friend Glenda) weren’t impressed, but I was! Those cows may think I’m nothing like them, but actually cows and goats have a lot in common: The most interesting thing, in my opinion, is that cows and goats (as wells as camels, giraffes, deer, sheep and several other critters) have no upper front teeth – just something called a dental plate! That doesn’t stop us from chewing our cud…and chewing…and chewing. Another thing that makes us like cows is that female Nigerians can be milked. Those girls may be small, but they can provide up to 1 1/2 quarts of milk a day! And some people prefer goat milk to cow milk, saying it’s easier to digest. Move over, Bessie Cow! |
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