Goats do better than sheep when it's hot and humid. Then it's more difficult for sheep to dissipate heat by panting and [standing in the] shade because of their fleeces.

In November 2013, farmer Paddy Murphy witnessed one of his sheep mating with a goat. Five months later, the sheep gave birth to a sheep-goat hybrid, which Murphy refers to as his first "geep" ...

So it's often sheep in the north while goats in the south." Few ordinary Chinese seem to be troubled by the sheep/goat distinction. "I've never thought about that question before.

Gong Xi Fa Cai — Happy Chinese New Year! Today is the start of the Year of the Sheep — or maybe the Goat or the Ram. A ram is just a male sheep, but goats are as different from sheep as lions ...

While both hail from the subfamily Caprinae, sheep and goats diverge at the genus level and arrive as distinct species. Sheep (Ovis aries) have 54 chromosomes; goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) have 60.

Developing better breeds of beef and dairy cattle, goats and sheep will help them adapt to climate change and yield higher profits.Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) ...

February 1 marks the first day of The Chinese Year of the Water Tiger. If you don’t know your Chinese zodiac sign, it’s based on the year you were born. The Goat or Sheep is one of the 12 ...