Goats and sheep are animals of mountain habitats. They are very agile and hardy, able to climb on bare rock and survive on sparse vegetation. Goats can be distinguished from sheep, by the presence of scent glands close to the feet, in the groin and in front of the eyes, and the absence of other facial glands, and by the presence of a beard in the males, and of hairless calluses on the knees of the forelegs. Sheep are usually stockier, and their horns are usually divergent and curled into a spiral. Goats and sheep are ruminants, meaning they chew the cud, and have a four-chambered stomach which plays a vital role in digesting, regurgitating and re-digesting their food.
Species DescriptionsLords of their mountain realms, noble goats and sheep fear no other animal (with the possible exception of condors). Able to leap from rock to rock without a thought for the dizzying height or the jagged stones below, it is a rare predator who can claim one as a meal. Their domestic cousins have had the nobility bred out of them, much like cattle and pigs. Because of this, noble goats and especially noble sheep tend not to associate themselves with their tamer, lesser kindred, feeling embarrassed by their blood ties to such simpletons. | Noble Goat Species Traits
Noble Goat, Sheep Sub-Species Traits
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