A Group of Goats Walk Into a Field…

A group of goats is properly called either a tribe or a trip. A tribe seems fitting: they do seem to be a tightly-knit bunch, at least when I’ve seen them at farms or petting zoos. They play and they hang out with each other. Sometimes they butt heads.

And they are a trip, too; particularly where food is concerned. You will know this if you ever see one preparing to nurse from its mother, if you ever walk toward the fence with a handful of feed corn, and maybe if you stay a little too close to the fence after you’ve run out of feed corn.

A tribe or a trip, certainly, but I would propose adding another term: a party.

Because these goats look ready to party.