As one of the very first wild animals to be domesticated by the early humans, goats seem to suffer from an eternal Rodney Dangerfield syndrome of getting no respect-despite their fairly substantial historical contribution to humanity as an important source of food, milk, butter and clothing and many other of life's key creature comforts. More often than not used in everyday slang as insult or a disparaging term-unflattering 'scapegoat' and 'old goat' references among many others-this surprisingly intelligent and naturally curious animal has clearly long been served a rather raw deal in the public relations department. With its distinctive horns often depicted to symbolize all sorts of ungainly behavior-these days best dished up via the clenched-fisted 'devil horns' salute thrust into the air by excited heavy-metal rock fans-being a goat hardly comes across as any form of charmed existence.
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