Get Out Of That Tree, Goats!

Get Out Of That Tree, Goats!

Goats in trees. We love them. You love them.

Why are they there? When On Earth has an answer:

Found in the small village of Tamri in Morocco, these goats climb Argan trees in search for food. Argan berries are about the best food a Tamri goat could imagine, and to reach the fruit requires them to be adept in an extraordinary balancing act that’s quite unexpected from a hoofed animal.

This really gets our goat, in a great way. Enjoy!

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Goats foraging for food in a tree, Morocco.
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Goats climb an Argan tree 25 May 2006 in search of the tree's bitter fruits, near Taroudant. The Argan (Argania spinosa) is endemic to the semi-desert region of south-western Morocco. The species grows to a hight of 8 to 10 metres and lives up to 200 years. Arganeraie forests span some 800,000 hectares and are designated by UNESCO as a Biosphere reserve. (Abdelhak Senna/AFP/Getty Images)
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Goats climb an Argan tree 25 May 2006 in search of the tree's bitter fruits, near Taroudant. The Argan (Argania spinosa) is endemic to the semi-desert region of south-western Morocco. The species grows to a hight of 8 to 10 metres and lives up to 200 years. Arganeraie forests span some 800,000 hectares and are designated by UNESCO as a Biosphere reserve. (Abdelhak Senna/AFP/Getty Images)
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Goat in Tree, Morocco
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Goat (Capra hircus) feeding on argan tree (Argania spinosa), Southwest Area, Morocco
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This photo taken on August 26, 2012, shows goats climbing up an Argan tree to its fruit, near Essaouira. (Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images)
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Black goats in an Argan tree
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Goats on an Argan tree eating fruits near Essaouira. (Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola/LightRocket/Getty Images)
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Morocco Goats
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Climbing goats near Tafraoute.

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