Tree-Climbing Goats: A bizarre spectacle unfolds daily in Morocco’s sun-scorched plains. Goats climb trees like seasoned acrobats, teetering on thin branches to feast on fruit high above the ground.

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link For some tourists, a trip to Morocco isn't complete without visiting the country's tree-dwelling goats. But, according to one environmentalist, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. In the southwest of Morocco, goats climb trees. And it’s not a case 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 ...

Q: Hey, I saw something really crazy while on vacation in Morocco recently. Maybe you won’t believe this, but I swear I saw goats up in the trees, actually perched among the limbs. Tree-climbing ...

If you’ve ever agonized over an insect or rodent problem, this photo should make you feel better. Imagine your garden being overrun with tree-climbing goats. By my count, there are nine in this flimsy ...