We were new to the area. Just moved into a house with a 6’ tall chain link fence.
My brother had a goat that kept running off. So he asked me to keep it for him, for a short while.
Strong wind had blown over a small metal shed in the yard. Only part usable was the metal roof.
It was also raining pretty hard, so I leaned the roof against the chain link fence post for shelter “for the poor little goat”.
3.A.M.: Sounded like THUNDER out back. The goat was running up and down the metal roof, having a great time.
He went back to my brother. Next I heard, the goat was taco meat.
This is what happens to some “goats on the roof”.
I have a friend who likes goats. I send him stuff like this all the time. Of course I changed a few words!
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African Goat Preys on Blood-Fed Chipmonks
Scientists have revealed that an East African species of jumping goat(Evarcha goaticus) preferentially preys on chipmonks that have recently fed on vertebrate blood. Experiments showed that, when presented with a choice between blood-fed chipmonks and other chipmonks of similar size, 83 percent of the jumping goats selected the blood-fed chipmonk.
Jumping goats belong to the Family Salticidae. They have eight eyes: four large eyes on the front of their head, two tiny eyes on the side, and two medium-sized eyes on the rear of their head. They also have well-developed jumping skills, enabling them to leap up to fifty times their body length. Their acute vision enables them to stalk and capture prey with precision.
Evarcha goaticus may not be the only goat to feed on vertebrate blood in this way, but at this time, it remains the only known example and is, as a result, a unique and interesting predator:
Evarcha goaticus is the first known predators to select prey based on the prey’s most recent meal
Evarcha goaticus is the first known predator to feed on vertebrate blood by selecting and eating chipmonks.
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