How do you treat arthritis in an aging goat? When the Reid Park Zoo veterinary team found that traditional Western medicine had gone as far as it could, it added an ancient Chinese… more ›
What starts as a calm video of our goat herd enjoying breakfast quickly gets a little rowdy! Goats butt heads with each other to determine and maintain dominance in the herd, and sometimes… more ›
Today is World Goat Day! Enrichment doesn’t always have to be complicated! A simple way to make a head of lettuce more entertaining for a goat is to just stick it into the… more ›
What is that round patch on goats’ knees? Goats have a spot of calloused skin on their knees that acts as a pad for them to kneel on. This extra cushion makes it… more ›
Learning is fun! Our goats thoroughly enjoy training with their care team. The trainers ask the goats to touch their nose to a target (which is often a ping pong ball on the… more ›
Domestic goats are naturally friendly and curious, and one of the things they are curious about is the camera! Several members of our herd seemed to want their close-ups as they inspected the… more ›
There’s nothing better than a refreshing shower on a hot day! Pepper the Nigerian dwarf goat had skin irritation and our veterinary team recommended a medicated bath. Pepper did not seem to mind… more ›
Check out this new enrichment device we installed in our goat yard! Today our two boer goats especially enjoyed foraging for some leafy greens from this hanging puzzle feeder.