September 18 – World Goat Day? Maybe?

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nThere is a day to celebrate almost everything, so I don’t see why there shouldn’t be an annual World Goat Day. 
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nLast year World Goat Day was celebrated on September 18, so I’m just going to assume that today we’re doing it again!
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nLet’s start with three “Did you know…?” facts that I did NOT know:
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nDid you know…?
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• Domesticated goats may look different, but they are all the same species, Capra aegagrus hircus. Like dogs who look really, really different depending on their breed, there are lots of breeds of domesticated goats.

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• Goats are one of the oldest domesticated animals; evidence tells us that they have been domesticated more than 8,500 years. Goats have been used for milk, meat, fur, and skins all over the world.

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• Currently there are almost a billion domesticated goats living scattered across the world.

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Switzerland

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Burkina Faso

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India

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Mongolia

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United States

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Morocco

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Peru

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Somalia

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nA picture paints a thousand words:
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nHere are a few examples of different breeds of goats:
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nAnd here are a few wild Capra species that are related to domesticated goats:
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nMarkhor
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nIbex
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nWild goat
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nAnother wild animal with the word “goat” in its name is from a different genus, Oreamnos:
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nRocky Mountain goat
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nAlso on this date:

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Birthday of psychologist and writer Steven Pinker

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nVictory of UPRONA in Burundi

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nBirthday of the Air Force

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nAnniversary of the arrival of Anne Hutchinson in the New World

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nScientist and inventor Jean Foucault’s birthday

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nChile’s Independence Day
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nNational Cheeseburger Day

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nGet Ready Day

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n(Third Tuesday of September)
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nNational Ceiling Fan Day
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nPlan ahead:

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Check out my Pinterest boards for:

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• nSeptember holidays

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• nSeptember birthdays

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• nHistorical anniversaries in September

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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:

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• nOctober holidays

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• nOctober birthdays

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• nHistorical anniversaries in October

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