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With All the Humans Gone, Goats Took Over a British Town

Andrew Stuart was minding his own business one night when something pretty extraordinary and hilarious happened: goats took over his town.

Stuart, a video producer for the Manchester Evening News, captured some footage of a lifetime recently in Llandudno, North Wales.

Here’s how it all started.

Stuart tweeted that he was inside a dark pub when he thought he saw something strange outside, so he decided to investigate.

And wouldn’t you know it… this happened.

He followed the goats for a while, because what else are you going to do right now? Who wouldn’t follow this pack around?

And after a while, he noticed that they weren’t really moseying along. They appeared to be staying put, happily gnawing on the hedges.

Yeah, this is getting good…

So, he decided to alert the authorities. But not before we posted some unforgivable puns.

The fuzz promptly took action against these out-of-control “kids” and the party was officially broken up.

But… guess what?

Just two days later, the goats were back at it again:

And they still don’t care about our human rules:

Well, one thing’s for certain. At least somebody is having a good time this spring! I wonder if they’ll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaack anytime soon?

Yeah, I know. Don’t judge me!

So what’s the weirdest animal behavior you’ve ever seen? Anything that has popped up lately now that humans aren’t hanging around that much?

Let us know in the comments, fam! We need SOMETHING to do because we’re bored AF right now.

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These Mischeivous Goats Had to Get Adorable Headgear to Curb Their Shenanigans

Goats are awesome. They’re generally pretty chill, just roaming around eating grass. While they can also have a mischievous side, they take to training pretty well.

But first, you must teach them not to ram you with those pointy horns! With what? Pool noodles!

Start training when they are young. Goats can become aggressive as they age, and pool noodles and tennis balls are a great temporary solution to avoid being injured! Sure, these methods may come off from “play” or if another goat decides to chew them off, but they’re not only adorable but cheap to replace. So, why not?

A goat’s sharp little horns are their survival gear.

Aggressive behavior can come in many forms, such as kicking, biting, and head-butting. And we all know goats are notoriously stubborn, so that foam headgear helps with training. Also, if you have little children around, pool noodles and other forms of “horn protection” will keep them safe.

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On to training! Just like dogs, goats are extremely trainable, making them part of the family.

Dummies provides a whole page dedicated to training your goat!

“You need a clicker, which is a mechanical device that makes a click sound, and treats such as peanuts or flakes of cereal. By combining the click with a treat, you reinforce that the goat is doing the right thing. You need to start by getting the goat to make a connection between the clicker and a treat. To do this, click the clicker and then give the goat a treat about 20 to 30 times. Your goat begins to associate the clicker with food and eventually responds to just the clicker so you don’t have to supply a treat every time.”

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“After you’ve shown the goat that treats are tied to clicks, you can start training. You train by issuing a command (“Come,” for example), and then clicking as the goat does what you want it to do and giving the goat a treat after he completes his task.”

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“Of course, the goat won’t follow your command without practice. If the goat doesn’t respond to the command or does the wrong thing, you can just say “wrong” or another word, and then try again.

Always click as the goat does the behavior and then give the treat. If you give the treat first, you risk the goat being caught up in eating and not noticing the clicker.”

Who knew goats were this easy to train? So when you decide on a goat instead of a puppy, remember to get some cute protective headgear.

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“Judas” goats helped eradicate invasive goats…

“Judas” goats helped eradicate invasive goats in the Galápagos Islands. These goats are sterilized, GPS tracked, and given hormones to attract other goats so that armed hunters could kill all the goats from a helicopter, but leave the Judas goats alive so they could be used to find more goats.