Sheep have a thicker, fuller coat that needs to be sheared and is the source of wool. Goats can also be sheered to produce mohair and cashmere. Most goats have horns , but sheep do not. Goats have tails that point upwards and sheep have tails that hang down. S heep tails are often shortened cropped or docked. Sheep and goats have numerous physical differences. Most goats have hair coats that do not require shearing or combing.
Most sheep grow woolly coats that need to be sheared at least annually. Lamb tails are usually docked shortened whereas goat tails are not. Sheep have an upper lip that is divided by a distinct philtrum groove. The goat does not. Male goats have glands beneath their tail. Sheep have faced or tear glands beneath their eyes and foot or scent glands between the toes.
Male goats develop a distinct odor as they grow in sexual maturity. The odor is very strong during the rut mating season. Sexually mature rams have much less of an odor. Sheep and goats usually exhibit different behavior.
Goats are naturally curious and independent, while sheep tend to be more distant and aloof. Sheep have a stronger flocking instinct and become very agitated if they are separated from the rest of the flock. It is easier to keep sheep inside a fence than goats.
Sheep are easier to handle than goats. Goats will seek shelter more readily than sheep. Neither species likes to get its feet wet and both prefer upland grazing to lowland.
In a fight, a ram will back up and charge to butt heads. A goat will rear up on his hind legs and come downforce ably to butt heads. During the confrontation, such fighting behavior favors the ram.
Sheep are most comfortable with their flock, and they tend to run if approached or spooked. Goats are more independent, intelligent, and tolerant of interaction in general. Sheep like to graze on grass , while goats prefer to graze on anything they can, including leaves, twigs, and anything edible they can reach.
Sheep and goats are separate species and cannot interbreed to produce fertile offspring. However, scientists can produce genetic chimeras combinations of sheep and goats in laboratories. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. The photo is featured here as well as in the full portfolio and the spiritual subject categories so you can find the photos in any way you want.
Feb 24 How a monk begins, lives and succeeds — photo journal from a tonsure at a cell ». Submit a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. In Matthew 25, Jesus states he will gather up all people when he returns to the earth as King verse He will then divide them into two groups, the sheep and the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left Matthew He will then say to the people on his right, "Come, you that are blessed by my Father!
Christ will then turn away from the sheep and state to the "goats" or those who are on his left, "Away from me, you that are under God's curse! Away to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels! This parable is about the time of the judgment.
The sheep are symbolic of those who follow and obey Christ, while the goats represent those who chose not to follow Jesus and His example on earth a witness. This is not to suggest that salvation is based on works. Home About Us Contact Us. Sheep and goats were tamed very early in the Near East. In one of the earliest episodes of the Bible, Cain became a tiller of the soil, whereas Abel became a keeper of the flock Genesis The flock, here and elsewhere in the Bible, can be composed of either sheep or goats, or of both together.
The mosaic panel called the Standard of Ur—centuries old and buried underground already by the time Abraham was born—shows sheep and goats being driven together. A slate votive tablet from Nippur shows the same animals driven by two men, one with a staff in his hand, the other with a milk pail on his head. Man and flock go back together a very long time.
In Hebrew life the flocks of sheep and goats had many uses.
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