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The Fainting Goats

Posted by: Nizar on: November 15, 2008

A fainting goat is a breed of domestic goat whose muscles freeze for roughly 10 seconds when the goat is startled. Though painless, this generally results in the animal collapsing on its side. The characteristic is caused by a hereditary genetic disorder called myotonia congenita. When startled, younger goats will stiffen and fall over. Older goats learn to spread their legs or lean against something when startled, and often they continue to run about in an awkward, stiff-legged shuffle.

Source: Wikipedia

I think that they are really cute, I would like to have one as a pet, I will keep scaring the crap out of it over and over again :D

3 Responses to "The Fainting Goats"

lool that’s just amazing XDD

hehehehe Imagine how annoying it would be if it happens to humans like these goats :P

awwh .. how cute !! … dude that sucks for the goats though. I don’t know how would they have survived in the wild!!

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