Owl [he/him] to memes • 2 years agoguide to misleading animal namesimagemessage-square13 fedilinkarrow-up174
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minus-squareRam_The_Manparts [he/him]hexbear16·2 years agoWait, mountain goats aren't goats? I feel an existential crisis coming on. link
minus-squareOwl [he/him]hexagonhexbear20·edit-22 years agoNot calling it a goat is a bit of a stretch, since all of its closest relatives are animals that also have colloquial names with "goat" in them. Then again, if this is supposed to be a goat, then sheep are goats too. link
minus-squareChapo_is_Red [he/him]hexbear17·edit-22 years ago then sheep are goats too When I was studying Chinese, my teacher taught me both sheep and goats are 羊 (then went on to explain more specific terms) link
minus-squarejack [he/him, comrade/them]hexbear8·edit-22 years ago sheep are goats too I've always believed this to be basically true since they can hybridize MG's closest relative is the takin, which is totally a goat, even if it's an absolute freak link
Wait, mountain goats aren't goats?
I feel an existential crisis coming on.
Not calling it a goat is a bit of a stretch, since all of its closest relatives are animals that also have colloquial names with "goat" in them.
Then again, if this is supposed to be a goat, then sheep are goats too.
When I was studying Chinese, my teacher taught me both sheep and goats are 羊 (then went on to explain more specific terms)
I've always believed this to be basically true since they can hybridize
MG's closest relative is the takin, which is totally a goat, even if it's an absolute freak