What is the difference between lambs and goats?

[Brightflower 19,304]

Im still a new Mimi stan so im not really clear about the term goat. i know there is a difference, so can someone explain what the difference is? Thanks 

[Royale 72,093]

Goats are basically fake stans.

They're people that pretend to stan her yet criticize & negatively comment about everything she does. (for the most part)

Lambs are just regular stans.

[Hylia 85,573]

While sheep and goats have many similarities, their taxonomy (scientific clasification) eventually diverges. Each is a distinct species and genus. Sheep (Ovis aries) have 54 chromosomes, while goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) have 60. While sheep and goats will occasionally mate, fertile sheep-goat hybrids are rare. Hybrids made in the laboratory are called chimeras.


Look at their tails
The easist way to tell the difference between a sheep and goat is to look at their tails. A goat's tail goes up (unless it is sick, frightened, or in distress). Sheep tails hang down and are often docked (shortened) for health and sanitary reasons.


Foraging behavior
A big difference between sheep and goats is their foraging behavior and diet selection. Goats are natural browsers, preferring to eat leaves, twigs, vines, and shrubs. They are very agile and will stand on their hind legs to reach vegetation. Goats like to eat the tops of plants. Sheep are grazers, preferring to eat short, tender grasses and clover. Their dietary preference is forbs (broadleaf weeds) and they like to graze close to the soil surface. Goats require and select a more nutritious diet.


Behavior
Sheep and goats usually exhibit different behavior. Goats are naturally curious and independent, while sheep tend to be more distant and aloof. Sheep have a stronger flocking instinct and become very agitated if they are separated from the rest of the flock. It is easier to keep sheep inside a fence than goats.

Goats will seek shelter more readily than sheep. Neither species likes to get its feet wet and both prefer upland grazing to lowland. In a fight, a ram will back up and charge to butt heads. A goat will rear up on his hind legs and come down forceably to butt heads. During controntation, such fighting behavior favors the ram.


Physical differences
Sheep and goats have numerous physical differences. Most goats have hair coats that do not require shearing or combing. Most sheep grow woolly coats that need to be sheared at least annually. Lamb tails are usually docked (shortened) whereas goat tails are not.

Sheep have an upper lip that is divided by a distinct philtrum (groove). The goat does not.
Male goats have glands beneath their tail. Sheep have face or tear glands beneath their eyes and foot or scent glands between the toes. Male goats develop a distinct odor as they grow in sexual maturity. The odor is very strong during the rut (mating season). Sexually mature rams have much less of an odor, if they have an odor at all.


Horns
Most goats are naturally horned. Some goats have beards. Many breeds of sheep are naturally hornless (polled). Some sheep have manes. Goat horns are more narrow, upright, and less curved than sheep horns. Sheep tend to curl their horns in loops on the sides of their heads.

 

[Royale 72,093]

Just now, Hylia said:

While sheep and goats have many similarities, their taxonomy (scientific clasification) eventually diverges. Each is a distinct species and genus. Sheep (Ovis aries) have 54 chromosomes, while goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) have 60. While sheep and goats will occasionally mate, fertile sheep-goat hybrids are rare. Hybrids made in the laboratory are called chimeras.


Look at their tails
The easist way to tell the difference between a sheep and goat is to look at their tails. A goat's tail goes up (unless it is sick, frightened, or in distress). Sheep tails hang down and are often docked (shortened) for health and sanitary reasons.


Foraging behavior
A big difference between sheep and goats is their foraging behavior and diet selection. Goats are natural browsers, preferring to eat leaves, twigs, vines, and shrubs. They are very agile and will stand on their hind legs to reach vegetation. Goats like to eat the tops of plants. Sheep are grazers, preferring to eat short, tender grasses and clover. Their dietary preference is forbs (broadleaf weeds) and they like to graze close to the soil surface. Goats require and select a more nutritious diet.


Behavior
Sheep and goats usually exhibit different behavior. Goats are naturally curious and independent, while sheep tend to be more distant and aloof. Sheep have a stronger flocking instinct and become very agitated if they are separated from the rest of the flock. It is easier to keep sheep inside a fence than goats.

Goats will seek shelter more readily than sheep. Neither species likes to get its feet wet and both prefer upland grazing to lowland. In a fight, a ram will back up and charge to butt heads. A goat will rear up on his hind legs and come down forceably to butt heads. During controntation, such fighting behavior favors the ram.


Physical differences
Sheep and goats have numerous physical differences. Most goats have hair coats that do not require shearing or combing. Most sheep grow woolly coats that need to be sheared at least annually. Lamb tails are usually docked (shortened) whereas goat tails are not.

Sheep have an upper lip that is divided by a distinct philtrum (groove). The goat does not.
Male goats have glands beneath their tail. Sheep have face or tear glands beneath their eyes and foot or scent glands between the toes. Male goats develop a distinct odor as they grow in sexual maturity. The odor is very strong during the rut (mating season). Sexually mature rams have much less of an odor, if they have an odor at all.


Horns
Most goats are naturally horned. Some goats have beards. Many breeds of sheep are naturally hornless (polled). Some sheep have manes. Goat horns are more narrow, upright, and less curved than sheep horns. Sheep tend to curl their horns in loops on the sides of their heads.

 

I'm screaming at this.  

[Sylk 143,264]

Lamb: stan's Mariah, lives by her words, no hateration, stans every album, friendly, can hit whistle notes sometimes

Goat: obsesses over Mariah's weight, listens to jlo on the downlow, loves to hate, says darling instead of dahhhling 

[Brightflower 19,304]

15 minutes ago, Hylia said:

While sheep and goats have many similarities, their taxonomy (scientific clasification) eventually diverges. Each is a distinct species and genus. Sheep (Ovis aries) have 54 chromosomes, while goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) have 60. While sheep and goats will occasionally mate, fertile sheep-goat hybrids are rare. Hybrids made in the laboratory are called chimeras.


Look at their tails
The easist way to tell the difference between a sheep and goat is to look at their tails. A goat's tail goes up (unless it is sick, frightened, or in distress). Sheep tails hang down and are often docked (shortened) for health and sanitary reasons.


Foraging behavior
A big difference between sheep and goats is their foraging behavior and diet selection. Goats are natural browsers, preferring to eat leaves, twigs, vines, and shrubs. They are very agile and will stand on their hind legs to reach vegetation. Goats like to eat the tops of plants. Sheep are grazers, preferring to eat short, tender grasses and clover. Their dietary preference is forbs (broadleaf weeds) and they like to graze close to the soil surface. Goats require and select a more nutritious diet.


Behavior
Sheep and goats usually exhibit different behavior. Goats are naturally curious and independent, while sheep tend to be more distant and aloof. Sheep have a stronger flocking instinct and become very agitated if they are separated from the rest of the flock. It is easier to keep sheep inside a fence than goats.

Goats will seek shelter more readily than sheep. Neither species likes to get its feet wet and both prefer upland grazing to lowland. In a fight, a ram will back up and charge to butt heads. A goat will rear up on his hind legs and come down forceably to butt heads. During controntation, such fighting behavior favors the ram.


Physical differences
Sheep and goats have numerous physical differences. Most goats have hair coats that do not require shearing or combing. Most sheep grow woolly coats that need to be sheared at least annually. Lamb tails are usually docked (shortened) whereas goat tails are not.

Sheep have an upper lip that is divided by a distinct philtrum (groove). The goat does not.
Male goats have glands beneath their tail. Sheep have face or tear glands beneath their eyes and foot or scent glands between the toes. Male goats develop a distinct odor as they grow in sexual maturity. The odor is very strong during the rut (mating season). Sexually mature rams have much less of an odor, if they have an odor at all.


Horns
Most goats are naturally horned. Some goats have beards. Many breeds of sheep are naturally hornless (polled). Some sheep have manes. Goat horns are more narrow, upright, and less curved than sheep horns. Sheep tend to curl their horns in loops on the sides of their heads.

 

Im screaming, this is why i like you Hylia 

[Brightflower 19,304]

3 minutes ago, Sylk said:

Lamb: stan's Mariah, lives by her words, no hateration, stans every album, friendly, can hit whistle notes sometimes

Goat: obsesses over Mariah's weight, listens to jlo on the downlow, loves to hate, says darling instead of dahhhling 

i dont stan every album tho  and i like to think i can hit a whistle note 

[Sylk 143,264]

2 minutes ago, *MOONFLOWER* said:

i dont stan every album tho  and i like to think i can hit a whistle note 

It's okay sometimes stans are in the middle or a mix of the two!   A Lamb-Goat hybrid, a Laot if you will..

[Brightflower 19,304]

Just now, Sylk said:

It's okay sometimes stans are in the middle or a mix of the two!   A Lamb-Goat hybrid, a Laot if you will..

Uh i think not 

[Skyline 16,071]

9 minutes ago, Sylk said:

Lamb: stan's Mariah, lives by her words, no hateration, stans every album, friendly, can hit whistle notes sometimes

Goat: obsesses over Mariah's weight, listens to jlo on the downlow, loves to hate, says darling instead of dahhhling 

I guess I'm a goat then

[Brightflower 19,304]

1 minute ago, Skyline said:

I guess I'm a goat then

Well you have been labeled one before so 

[Skyline 16,071]

Just now, *MOONFLOWER* said:

Well you have been labeled one before so 

Because I don't stan Rainbow or Obsessed like some people do

[Royale 72,093]

2 minutes ago, Skyline said:

I guess I'm a goat then

Well that certification doesn't lie sis

[Brightflower 19,304]

Just now, Skyline said:

Because I don't stan Rainbow or Obsessed like some people do

Yes i dont stan Rainbow much either 

[Royale 72,093]

Just now, *MOONFLOWER* said:

Yes i dont stan Rainbow much either 

Repent sis 

[Brightflower 19,304]

1 minute ago, Royale said:

Repent sis 

I do like Cant Take That Away and Heartbreaker is cute 

[Skyline 16,071]

2 minutes ago, *MOONFLOWER* said:

Yes i dont stan Rainbow much either 

Tbh who would stan it?

[Skyline 16,071]

Just now, *MOONFLOWER* said:

I do like Cant Take That Away and Heartbreaker is cute 

tea

[Brightflower 19,304]

Just now, Skyline said:

Tbh who would stan it?

I mean 

[Royale 72,093]

2 minutes ago, *MOONFLOWER* said:

I do like Cant Take That Away and Heartbreaker is cute 

Heartbreaker is not even one of the best songs on Rainbow imo. Petals, After Tonight, Crybaby & Bliss >>>