Tree-climbing goats in Morocco give their roosts where they feed a boost … by spitting the trees' seeds on the ground. Yes, Morocco has tree-climbing goats. Herders in the arid southern part of the ...

Do trees grow from seeds that goats eat and later expel? That is a question that has long bedeviled ecologists. Let's say it's a small seed. The goat will swallow it, poop it out and a tree could ...

In southern Morocco domesticated goats climb to the tops of native argan trees to find fresh forage, spending as much as three quarters of their time 'treetop grazing.' Researchers found that far from ...

In dry southern Morocco, domesticated goats climb to the precarious tippy tops of native argan trees to find fresh forage. Local herders occasionally prune the bushy, thorny trees for easier climbing ...

In Morocco, goats help disperse the seeds of local argan trees by spitting them out. This way of disseminating seeds might actually be more common than scientists have previously thought, according to ...

Explore how tree-climbing goats in southern Morocco aid seed dispersal of argan trees, ensuring their success in arid environments. What do goats and squirrels have in common? They both climb trees, ...

Way out in Morocco’s southwest, something unusual plays out above the dry landscape: goats, balanced high in the branches of Argan trees. They don’t seem bothered by the height. In fact, they climb ...

Are you familiar with the tree climbing goats of Morocco (from west of Marrakesh)? These goats love the rare fruit of Argan trees. So they climb the trees, find and eat the fruit. They spit out the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. If you visit southwestern Morocco in summer or autumn, you ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — when you can strip down your Christmas tree, and let some goats joyfully pig out on it. Farm owners around the state are once again reminding people that ...