Goats climb an argan tree in Morocco to dine on its fruit. Jeremy Horner/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jeremy Horner/Getty Images Goats and Soda Do Tree-Climbing Goats Help Plant New Trees? May 31, 2017 Goats eat a lot of argan tree fruit. But its seeds are big. A study looks at the manner of expulsion: poop or spit. And yes, it does matter when it comes to new tree growth.