Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

Sheep (Ovis aries) have woolly coats and strong flocking instincts. Goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) are independent browsers with hair coats. Sheep graze on grass; goats browse on leaves and shrubs.

While sheep and goats share a common ancestry and are both farmed for meat, milk, and fiber, they exhibit distinct differences in appearance, temperament, and care. Sheep are calm grazers suited for ...

Goats and sheep may seem similar, especially from afar, but these two animals are quite different. Despite being from the same family, sheep and goats have different eating habits, natures, and even ...

Sheep and goats are closely related, both having been domesticated and used by humans for fiber, meat and milk for millennia. But they aren’t similar in all ways. One possible difference, newly ...

At first glance, sheep and goats appear quite similar; both are small, hoofed farm animals raised for their meat, milk, and fibre. However, despite sharing a common ancestry, they differ greatly in ...