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 Goat
Goat skins were popularly used until the Middle Ages for water and wine bottles when traveling and camping and as parchment for writing in certain regions.
The goat is closely related to the sheep, but differs from it in that the tail is shorter and the hollow horns are long and directed upward, backward, and outward while those of the sheep are spirally twisted.
A common superstition in the Middle Ages was that goats whispered lewd sentences in the ears of the saints.
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 The Ultimate Goat Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
A goat is an animal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat.
Goats are bovines (members of the family Bovidae) and are related to cows and antelopes.
Goat skins were used for water and wine bottles when traveling and camping and as parchment for writing.
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 Goat - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The animal most commonly known as a "goat" is the domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus), a domesticated subspecies of the Wild Goat.
The meat and milk of goats is still consumed, though not as commonly in the United States as in other regions of the world.
Goats are the only animals with an innate sense of democracy.
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 definition of goat
A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus Capra, of several species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat (C. hircus), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.
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 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Domestic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
An animal or plant that has been domesticated
Domestic policy is that policy relevant within a country
This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
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