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They're real. A breed of goat that faints when startled! Apparently used by shepherds to distract predators from their flock while the sheep make their getaway, according to one theory:
[url:23jaoq6m]http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jimknapp/goats.html[/url]
[url:23jaoq6m]http://www.sbacres.com/Various%20Fainting%20Goat%20Pictures.htm[/url]
[url:23jaoq6m]http://www.rfaintingfarm.com/faintshots.htm[/url]
![[Image: rolexfaint.jpg]](http://www.rfaintingfarm.com/images/photos/faint%20shots/rolexfaint.jpg)
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This seems to turn up once a year on the news here. It's a perennial favorite that never ceases to amuse, like the water-skiing squirrels. What I don't understand is why they keep breeding these poor animals.
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Quote:What I don't understand is why they keep breeding these poor animals.
Wolves?
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Obviously you have never tried to catch goats.
:roll:
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These are just as real:
[url:21aaqqmx]http://www.golakes.co.uk/worldcupsheep/[/url]
And the good thing is they don't have to worry too much about breaking metatarsals!
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there funny
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Quote:These are just as real:
[url:2238x4pr]http://www.golakes.co.uk/worldcupsheep/[/url]
And the good thing is they don't have to worry too much about breaking metatarsals!
That's .... amazing
hock: :lol:
Who's their coach? Alan
Shearer?
[size=75:2238x4pr]groan[/size]
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Groan is dead right there Jim! :roll:
I must admit, last time I went to a footy match i was 'fleeced' by the prices of the food!
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male goats are little devils....
especially when they stand on the end of your long skirt, pull it down and refuse to let go... :oops:
Saytrs.....all of them......:lol: :lol:
Baa baa ann, Baa baa ann, baa-baa-baa, baa,baa baa ann.........
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[url:1t6xee3i]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8724412130048630545[/url] :lol:
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