mikey
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« on: November 25, 2007, 08:39:10 AM » |
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Vision and other Special Senses:
goats have prominent eyes,a panoramic field of 320-340 and a binocular vision of 20-60.Tests have been done on male goats to determine their capacity for colour vision and they have been found to distinguish yellow,orange,blue,violet and green from grey shades of simular brightness.They have a well-developed sense of smell and new food is investigated by sniffing it.
Sexual Behaviour:
the male goat tests the urine of the female and performs flehmen.He then approaches the female with slight crouch,head slightly extended,horns back and ears forward,the tail vertical and often with the tongue extended.The female either remains still as the male approaches or begins to move away depending on her state of receptivity.If she is receptive the male does the (rush grumble) where he rushes toward the female and volalises.He then nuzzles her flank,back and anogenital area with his tongue extended.The female signals her willingness to copulate by standing still with her head lowered and tail to the side.
Maternal Offspring Behavior:
within a few minutes after parturition the mother begins actively licking and grooming the kid.This not only cleans the kid but probably provides cues for neonate recognition by mother.These cues are a complex interplay of vocal,visual,olfactory and gustatory stimuli.The maternal-offspring bond is very individually specific and the female aggressively rejects the suckling attempts of alien offspring.
By: animalbehaviour.net
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