{"id":29824,"date":"2025-08-25T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/?p=29824"},"modified":"2025-07-08T09:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:50:57","slug":"countdown-of-things-goats-like-to-climb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/top-10\/countdown-of-things-goats-like-to-climb\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown of Things Goats Like to Climb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Both wild goats (<em>Capra aegagrus<\/em>) and their relatives, the domestic subspecies (<em>Capra aegagrus hircus<\/em>) that we find on farms, are very agile. Wild goats live in mountain habitats and are able to climb up steep rocky slopes. But their ability to climb doesn&#8217;t stop on the mountain side. Check out what other things these adventurous animals like to climb.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Goats Climb on Walls<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29825\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29825\" title=\"Goats on a wall\" alt=\"Goats on a wall\" src=\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_wall_flickr_credit_klearchos_kapoutsis.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_wall_flickr_credit_klearchos_kapoutsis.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_wall_flickr_credit_klearchos_kapoutsis-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Flickr user Klearchos Kapoutsis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mountains<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29826\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29826\" alt=\"_flickr_credit_jeremy_hiebert\" src=\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/mountain_goat_flickr_credit_jeremy_hiebert.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/mountain_goat_flickr_credit_jeremy_hiebert.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/mountain_goat_flickr_credit_jeremy_hiebert-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Flickr User Jeremy Hiebert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">and Sometimes Cows.<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29827\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29827\" alt=\"Goat standing on a cow\" src=\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_a_cow_flickr_credit_morten_knutsen.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_a_cow_flickr_credit_morten_knutsen.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_a_cow_flickr_credit_morten_knutsen-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_a_cow_flickr_credit_morten_knutsen-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_a_cow_flickr_credit_morten_knutsen-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_a_cow_flickr_credit_morten_knutsen-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_a_cow_flickr_credit_morten_knutsen-485x360.jpg 485w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_a_cow_flickr_credit_morten_knutsen-566x420.jpg 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Flickr user Morten Knutsen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Goats Like to Climb on Benches<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29828\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29828\" alt=\"Goat on a bench\" src=\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_bench_flickr_credit_southtyrolean.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_bench_flickr_credit_southtyrolean.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_bench_flickr_credit_southtyrolean-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_bench_flickr_credit_southtyrolean-356x220.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Flickr user Southtyrolean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Rocks<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29829\" style=\"width: 394px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29829\" alt=\"Goat on a rock\" src=\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_rock_flickr_credit_denise_rosser.jpg\" width=\"394\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_rock_flickr_credit_denise_rosser.jpg 394w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_rock_flickr_credit_denise_rosser-276x420.jpg 276w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_rock_flickr_credit_denise_rosser-197x300.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Flickr user Denise Rosser<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">and Tall Towers.<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29830\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29830\" alt=\"Fairview Goat Tower\" src=\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_tower_Flickr_credit_cv47al.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_tower_Flickr_credit_cv47al.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_tower_Flickr_credit_cv47al-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_on_tower_Flickr_credit_cv47al-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Flickr user cv47ai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Goats Will Climb Over Kids<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29831\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29831\" alt=\"goat walking on kids\" src=\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_walking_on_kids_flickr_credit_colleen_proppe.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_walking_on_kids_flickr_credit_colleen_proppe.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goat_walking_on_kids_flickr_credit_colleen_proppe-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Flickr user Colleen Proppe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Climb up Trees<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29832\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29832\" alt=\"Goats in a tree\" src=\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_in_trees_flickr-credit-xavier-33300.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_in_trees_flickr-credit-xavier-33300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_in_trees_flickr-credit-xavier-33300-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Flickr user xavier 33300<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">and Across Bridges.<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29833\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29833\" style=\"width: 319px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29833\" alt=\"Goats on a bridge\" src=\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_bridge_flickr_credit_marin.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_bridge_flickr_credit_marin.jpg 319w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_bridge_flickr_credit_marin-160x300.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_bridge_flickr_credit_marin-223x420.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Flickr user Marin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Goats Will Climb on Cars<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29834\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29834\" alt=\"Goats on a car\" src=\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_car_flickr_credit_paul_w9ned.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_car_flickr_credit_paul_w9ned.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_car_flickr_credit_paul_w9ned-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_car_flickr_credit_paul_w9ned-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_car_flickr_credit_paul_w9ned-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_car_flickr_credit_paul_w9ned-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_car_flickr_credit_paul_w9ned-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Flickr user paul w9ned<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Gates<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29835\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29835\" alt=\"Goat on a gate\" src=\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_gate_flickr_credit_McKay_savage.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_gate_flickr_credit_McKay_savage.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_gate_flickr_credit_McKay_savage-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_gate_flickr_credit_McKay_savage-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_gate_flickr_credit_McKay_savage-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_gate_flickr_credit_McKay_savage-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_gate_flickr_credit_McKay_savage-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Flickr user McKay savage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">and Rooftops.<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29836\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29836\" alt=\"Goats on a roof\" src=\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_roof_flickr_credit_quixado.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_roof_flickr_credit_quixado.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_roof_flickr_credit_quixado-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_roof_flickr_credit_quixado-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_roof_flickr_credit_quixado-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_roof_flickr_credit_quixado-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_on_roof_flickr_credit_quixado-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Flickr user quixado<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Goats Climb Stumps and Will Even Wait Their Turn<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29837\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29837\" alt=\"goats on a stump\" src=\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_stump_flickr_credit_tavallai.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_stump_flickr_credit_tavallai.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_stump_flickr_credit_tavallai-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Flickr user Tavallai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">But If There Is No Room, a Table Will Have to Do<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29838\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29838\" alt=\"Goats on a table\" src=\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_table_flickr_credit_david_goehring.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_table_flickr_credit_david_goehring.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/goats_table_flickr_credit_david_goehring-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Flickr user David Goehring<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goats are very agile and adventurous, that&#8217;s why we&#8217;ve followed them to see how high they can climb, cars, kids, trees&#8230; nothing is off 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