Animalogic

Why Goats Live in Trees


Listen Later

Goats are now taking to the trees, driven by their discovery of a delectable food source: the Argan fruit.


Become an Animalogic member: https://bit.ly/AnimalogicMembership


Get Animalogic Merch: https://bit.ly/3SXGrXL


Support Animalogic on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animalogic


Subscribe for new episodes on Fridays: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToAnimalogic


Directed and Story Edited by Andrés Salazar
Hosted and Illustrated by Danielle Dufault
Written by Tobi Olanrewaju
Edited by Haley Torio


Examining the nature of the beast.


00:00: Why Do These Goats Live In Trees?
01:10: Why goats climb trees: Argan fruit as a superfood
01:47: Goat climbing mechanics: hooves and adaptability
02:40: Goats’ impressive climbing abilities
03:03: Argan fruit: nutritional value and importance to goats
03:59: Goats’ interaction with farmers and tourists
04:46: Goats’ role in Argan oil production and tourism
05:36: Ethical concerns: goats used for photo ops
06:23: Natural vs. forced tree-climbing goats
07:03: Ethical tourism and Argan co-ops
07:45: The Argan tree: keystone species and ecosystem role
08:30: Argan oil production process
09:25: Goats’ role in seed dispersal for Argan trees
10:17: Threats to Argan trees: climate change
12:06: Outro and call to action

#goats #Arganfruit #treeclimbing #Arganoil #ethicaltourism #seeddispersal #climatechange #Argantrees



See show notes: https://inlet.fm/animalogic/episodes/67d8869c1b8b3c3b242a3872

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

AnimalogicBy Animalogic