Comments on: The Incredible Tree-Climbing Goats of Morocco

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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:56:09 +0000

[...] Tree-Climbing Goats of Morroco – Seriously. You have to see this. Also on Youtube. [...]

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By: World’s Wildest Goats

World’s Wildest Goats — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:16:52 +0000

[...] course the (misnamed) Mountain Goat is not the only fascinating goat in the world. Tree Climbing Goats are likewise uncanny climbers that can scale the slimmest and most elastic of tree branches in [...]

By: stevectpa

stevectpa — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:23:58 +0000

This is genuine.

The post above from “Dr. (self proclaimed) Richard Obfusicate is ludicrous and adds nothing of value to the discussion.

By: Sure-footed Moroccan goats take to the trees | Famous Celebrity Pets

Sure-footed Moroccan goats take to the trees | Famous Celebrity Pets — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:56:23 +0000

[...] seeds they consume, which are, strangely enough, used by locals to press and grind into oil," according to WebEcoist. "Even more disturbingly: This oil has a number of uses including culinary (yes, people [...]

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Exciting News from the Paper Shredder - Like a Monkey — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:08:27 +0000

[...] Some Moroccan goats can climb trees. They’ve gained this ability in order to obtain food, which can be sparse there. (Web Ecoist) [...]

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We need some fun! « The Widdershins — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:01:17 +0000

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[...] they are common in Morroco where they climb Argan trees to eat their fruit. Check the details here. Categories : [...]

By: Dr. Richard Obfusicate

Dr. Richard Obfusicate — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:03:23 +0000

I hate to disappoint everyone, but the photos are fake in a way. During my studies of the poor and indigenous peoples of Morroco, I found that a few tribes have been faking these goat climbings for many decades. What appears to be live goats, are simply children in goat costumes. As one of the previous posters guessed, the practice is done for tourists. It is really amazing the culture that has grown around this way of sustaining income. In the video you will notice a goat herd walking away from the trees, all of the goats on the ground are of course real goats. The real goats are not only kept around for food they are kept as decoys to make the costumed children more credible. The “goats” in the trees are the young males of the tribe who are skilled enough at miming the goats movements to be allowed to “perform” for the tourists. From birth the young boys are paired with a goat that will one day become the costume used for performance. The making of the costume is a rite of passage for all the boys and usually takes place around the age of 9. During the ritual the boy kills the goat with a special knife then with the help of their mother creates the costume from the goats carcass. Its a very gruesome thing to witness and very few “money men,” (translated from Arabic), as the tourists are called, are ever permitted to see it.