Fainting Goats

Having previously posted about talking goats, I'm now moving on to fainting goats. Enjoy!

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Posted By: Alex - Tue Sep 23, 2008
Category: Animals

Comments

Didn't we already do this? AFV had this on a few years back and Mythbustrs did a thing on them last season? I don't know, Alex, can't give you a lot of points for this one. 😉

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/23/08 at 05:55 AM

Expat47 -- I had a suspicion it was a well-covered topic on the internets, but it was new to me!

Posted by Alex on 09/23/08 at 09:51 AM

Sure many of us have seen this before, but damn, those goats are hilarious. The bit where someone opens an umbrella and four or five of them hit the ground is too much.

Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 09/23/08 at 12:44 PM

Hey, is this a fight or flight response?

Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 09/23/08 at 12:44 PM

Ummm... faint response would be the correct answer.
Captain Obvious shows no mercy.

Posted by Pablo on 09/23/08 at 12:52 PM

KingMonkey, yes, you are correct in your assumption. It's got some of the same things going for it as the N. American opossum which also plays dead to escape being on the menu.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/23/08 at 02:01 PM

Expat47, you made me think of a comedian who once asked: if you lie down and curl up in front of a bear, to avoid being mistaken for prey, won't he just mistake you for easy prey?

Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 09/23/08 at 02:27 PM

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