Aren’t goats the best? If you’re wondering can goats swim, do they like water, or if they sleep, you’ve come to the right place. Learn all this and more about goats in this article. 

We call ourselves Goats On The Road for three reasons.

1. We call each other “goat” or “goady” as pet names.
2. We always see goats wandering around on the road when we travel. Plus, we are on the road (notice the double entendre).
3. We love goats!

15 Things You Didn’t Know About Goats

Who doesn’t love goats? If you’ve ever seen a baby goat, you know that goats are one of the cutest animals alive. But there is a lot more to goats than you may think. They are smart, fashionable and absolutely hilarious.

Here are 15 things you may not know about our favourite nomadic livestock.

1. Goats Are Responsible for Cashmere

If you’re in the fashion business you may have already known that cashmere is made from goat fur, but this was news to me. I was reading a post on this blog and I was shocked to find out that goats actually produce this expensive and luxurious wool!

If you’ve ever smelled a goat before, you may be surprised to find out that people actually wear their fur. Cashmere has been manufactured in Nepal for thousands of years. The fiber is also known as pashm (Persian for wool) or pashmina (Persian/Urdu word derived from Pashm) for its use in the famous handmade shawls of Kashmir.

2. Goats Are Very Social

Despite being represented as shy and introverted in the 12 animal Chinese Zodiac, goats are actually very social. They frequently…

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