Twin nervous goats in Colbert County, Alabama.
A nervous goat (also called a "fainting goat") is a breed of goat whose external muscles freeze for several seconds when it is startled; as a result, the animal usually falls on its side. [This photograph is labeled, "Charles Donegan, Sheffield, Ala." but it is not clear whether...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/1361 |
| Summary: | A nervous goat (also called a "fainting goat") is a breed of goat whose external muscles freeze for several seconds when it is startled; as a result, the animal usually falls on its side. [This photograph is labeled, "Charles Donegan, Sheffield, Ala." but it is not clear whether Donegan is the goat owner or the photographer.] |
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