Pakistani breeder Hasan Narejo displays the ears of his baby goat Simba, in Karachi on July 6. The kid's ears have gone viral, attracting praise — and trolls. Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Sweet Farm animal sanctuary in Half Moon Bay, Calif., is offering Goat 2 Meeting: a virtual visit to meet the farm's animals. Pictured is Juno the goat. InkPoetry/Courtesy of Sweet Farm hide caption
Pack goat breeder Ann Summerton on a trail in Montana's Bitterroot Mountains with her goats, Bannack and Joker. Goats are affordable, easy to care for, and a full-grown male can carry about 70 pounds. Nick Mott/Montana Public Radio hide caption
Goats Are Picking Up The Load For Backcountry Travelers. Some Worry About The Impact
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Goats Are Picking Up The Load For Backcountry Travelers. Some Worry About The Impact
Motal cheese is a fresh goat's milk cheese made primarily in remote mountain areas in Armenia. Cross of Armenian Unity/Ruslan Torosyan hide caption
Ghulam Siddique, a goat herder from Pakistan's Sindh province, has been forced to increase the price of his goats to offset the rising cost of the animals' feed. Amar Guriro for NPR hide caption
Security footage shows a goat appearing hell-bent on breaking through the Argonics Inc. office doors. Screenshot by NPR/Argonics, Inc. hide caption
Chef Michael Scelfo of Cambridge, Mass., left, and Lisa Carlson, who operates three food trucks in Minneapolis, collaborate on the Glynwood dinner's spelt salad with lamb tongues and hearts, and "ugly" cherries, shiitakes, and kale. Lela Nargi/NPR hide caption
One of the fleet of turboprop ATR planes from Pakistan International Airlines. After a Dec. 7 crash, the ATRs were grounded — and resumed flying (after a goat sacrifice) on Sunday. Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
(Left) The traditional Christmas goat made of straw is inaugurated in Gavle, Sweden on Sunday. (Right) The goat was burned down just hours after the inauguration to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The goat has been torched many times over the years. Pernilla Wahlman/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
GusGus, a tiny goat, is seen at the Arizona State Fair in Phoenix last month in this photo provided by Emilie Owen. Fair officials say the kid was taken Wednesday and returned Thursday. AP hide caption
President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has goats on his mind. Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
In Gaza, all hermaphroditic goats will go to heaven. On Sunday, authorities ordered the slaughter of this animal — which had male sex organs and udders — lest people mistakenly believe that its milk had special powers. And if another hermaphrodite goat turns up, it too will face the knife. Emily Harris/NPR hide caption
The owners of this Gaza goat say it is a hermaphrodite: male private parts and an udder. Emily Harris/NPR hide caption
You can't rush goat, says chef Kevin Onyona. To make the meat tender, you need to cook it a long time — but not too long. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption
Theoneste Rwayitare, a Rwandan refugee who resettled in Vermont last year, pours powdered milk into a bucket for milking at the Vermont Goat Collaborative's Pine Island Farm. Angela Evancie for NPR hide caption
Jennie Grant greets her goat Eloise in Seattle. No stranger to urban farming, Grant already had chickens, bees, and a large vegetable garden before she added goats to her lineup. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption