Goats are herd animals that live for 8 to 12 years. They love being brushed but hate having their ears touched. Both male and female goats have beards and horns. Goats eat grass, leaves, and hay with their sharp teeth. Goat's milk can be made into cheese, their meat is eaten, their skin is used to make boots and bags, and their wool is sheared to make clothes.

1. Facts about Goats.

2. The Goat Family
• A female goat is a nanny goat, a male is a
billy goat and a baby is a kid.
Billy
3 kids
A nanny goat and
her kid

3. How old do they get?
• Goats live for 8 to 12 years.

4. Herds
• Goats are herd animals, they live with
other goats.

5. What do goats love and
hate?
• Goats love being brushed but hate
people touching their ears.
Don’t touch
my ears!

6. Beards
• All goats have beards under the chin.
beard
horns
Most goats have horns.

7. What do goats eat?
They eat grass, leaves
and hay.
Goats have very sharp
teeth.

8. Uses
• Goats’ milk can be made into cheese.
• Many people eat goat meat.
• Goat skin is used to make boots and
bags.

9. Goats’ wool is sheered to
make clothes.
An angora goat
Sheering a goat

10. Quiz
• What is the name of a baby goat?
• How long do goats live?
• What do goats hate?
• What do goats eat?
• Name 3 things goats give us.