# The difference between goats and sheep

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-difference-between-goats-and-sheep/244233>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 8, 2004, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-difference-between-goats-and-sheep/244233 "2004-05-08T23:36:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![xvxdarkknightxvx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/34f0e0/32.png) [@xvxdarkknightxvx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xvxdarkknightxvx)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-difference-between-goats-and-sheep/244233/21 "2004-05-09T23:01:24Z")

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When I first started reading this topic, I thought it was the most retarded thing ever. Apparently, though, sheep do look an awful lot like goats. Who knew? 😕 When I think of sheep, I always think of [this](http://www.colantonio.net/photos/sheep.jpg), but that’s just me.

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**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-difference-between-goats-and-sheep/244233/22 "2004-05-10T00:05:24Z")

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> [@MixieArmadillo](#):
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> There are a bunch more, some more goaty-looking than others.

I \*\* used \*\* to believe I could tell apart a sheep and a goat…

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**Author:** ![MelCthefirst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@MelCthefirst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MelCthefirst)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-difference-between-goats-and-sheep/244233/23 "2004-05-10T00:36:40Z")

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> [@moriah](#):
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> Funny, you never see sheep and goat together in the same room at the same time…

Moriah, you make be roar, um no, bleat with laughter - I dig your humour.

Sheep and goats both bleat don’t they?

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**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-difference-between-goats-and-sheep/244233/24 "2004-05-10T02:14:40Z")

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> [@BobT](#):
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> Sheep get to go to heaven and goats go to hell in Christian symbolism.

And in the CAKE song. 🙂

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