"When they reached the hut, they all stood still, and two lovely slender goats -- one white, the other brown -- left the flock to rush up to the grandfather. He stood waiting, as he did every evening, holding some salt in his hands, and they licked his fingers eagerly." Heidi, Chapter 2

In English, we say that the noise a goat makes is "baaah." Look what other languages have to say about goat noises! Afrikaans: mê-mê Arabic (Algeria): maa maa Catalan: bée Dutch: mèèh French: bêêê German: mähh, mähh Hebrew: meeee meeee Indonesian: mbek Korean: um-meeeee Russian: mee Spanish (Spain): bää Thai: bae bae (with high tone) Turkish: be-e-e-eh be-e-e-eh Ukrainian: me-me

Here is the Smithsonian National Zoo's Kid's Farm goat page. Here are some Goat Facts: Doe = Female goat Buck = Male goat Kid = Baby goat Goats usually live from 10 to 12 years, but some live as long as 30 years. Does can have from 1 to 4 babies at a time. A doe will carry its kids for 5 months before giving birth. Kids weigh from 2 to 10 pounds when they are born, just like human babies!