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Goat Knees - Capra aegagrus hircus I love visiting the friendly goats at our neighborhood farm. They love having their heads scratched.<br /> <br /> Fun fact: goats have bald, callused knees. They are born with hairy knees, but the hair wears off with time from all the kneeling that goats do.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129291/goat_-_capra_aegagrus_hircus.html" title="Goat - Capra aegagrus hircus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/129291_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=cU8o0LoqHMG7jpkKtnIQFT2klio%3D" width="200" height="162" alt="Goat - Capra aegagrus hircus I love visiting the friendly goats at our neighborhood farm. They love having their heads scratched.<br /> <br /> Fun fact: goats have bald, callused knees. They are born with hairy knees, but the hair wears off with time from all the kneeling that goats do.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129290/goat_knees_-_capra_aegagrus_hircus.html Capra aegagrus hircus,Capra hircus,Domestic Goat,Domestic goat,Geotagged,Spring,United States,capra,goat" /></a></figure> Capra aegagrus hircus,Domestic Goat,Geotagged,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Goat Knees - Capra aegagrus hircus

I love visiting the friendly goats at our neighborhood farm. They love having their heads scratched.

Fun fact: goats have bald, callused knees. They are born with hairy knees, but the hair wears off with time from all the kneeling that goats do.

Goat - Capra aegagrus hircus I love visiting the friendly goats at our neighborhood farm. They love having their heads scratched.<br /> <br /> Fun fact: goats have bald, callused knees. They are born with hairy knees, but the hair wears off with time from all the kneeling that goats do.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129290/goat_knees_-_capra_aegagrus_hircus.html Capra aegagrus hircus,Capra hircus,Domestic Goat,Domestic goat,Geotagged,Spring,United States,capra,goat

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Did not know that, and wish I didn't :) Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Haha ;P Posted 3 years ago

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The Domestic Goat

The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the family Bovidae and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
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Uploaded Feb 7, 2022. Captured Jun 16, 2021 11:18 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/13.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO640
  • 100mm

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