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Imagine if humans had this. It would be the end of all violence. Haha.

Fight, Flight or Freeze...

Goats Freeze

If they werent good for milking, eating, and summoning, they be extinct.

Scaring animals is not funny

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It's cute and funny, like watching Toy Story, but seeing people scaring the sheep and making them faint is unpleasant.
The people there know that the sheep have a disease, but they deliberately scare them to bring out the symptoms and laugh.
Isn't this abuse of the weak?

You humans are dangerously close to extinction Lizzie Borden. Real smart huh so smart you're extincting yourselves. Go to dolphin. They can't touch the innocent and sealed.

Goats playing possum.

"HD"

How can one purchase on of these delightful creatures? Approx how much would one go for.

this is far from HD

This is heinous animal cruelty

Me gustammucho

What a strange way for nature to react to a shock, if the fear of a predator causes this they become easy food.

Damn it, got a cramp, it's not funny man

I thought I clicked on LeBron James' Top 10 plays. My bad.

This is probably where they came up with the initials G.O.A.T CAME FROM ... 🤔

How is fainting a defense mechanism? They’ll just get beaten faster

Hey Earl

Goat Fainting/Dead play 😂😂😂

They forgot how to goat.

Selective breeding at its finest.

الأمر ليس مضحكا أبدا بل هو مستفز

😂😂😂😂😂

It's not really funny when the person's scaring the goat on purpose :/

Some powerful defensive mechanism, meant to confound predators before the thinking scares them off

Its like they just lag 😂

I ve never witnessed a fainting goat

I'm going to hell🙊 I'm laughing so hard😂😂😂

When you hear your mom coming upstairs so you have to pretend you're asleep

I resonate

POV when you have POTS

Why are people so cruel?

the one animal that mother nature made easier to be preyed upon 😂

Lebron James career highlights

Mutation in CIC1-chlorid Canal ...
This will keep the depolarisation which makes muscles contracted for a while .

Is she like some alternate goat!

LeBron James is a goat, not the GOAT.

Lebron James

That's some crazy stuff

I wonder if Rosemary's baby will do the same thing!

سبحان الله

I would just like to say we've all been there. We've all been those goats where we just fall over then forget what happened

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Chèvres myotoniques : quand la sélection va à l’encontre du bien-être animal

La chèvre myotonique, souvent surnommée "chèvre qui tombe raide", est devenue célèbre sur les réseaux sociaux pour sa réaction spectaculaire : lorsqu'elle est surprise ou effrayée, ses muscles se figent brusquement, provoquant parfois sa chute au sol. Derrière ce phénomène qui amuse, se cache une réalité beaucoup plus préoccupante.

Ce comportement est dû à une maladie génétique appelée myotonie congénitale. Elle n’est pas douloureuse à proprement parler, mais elle entraîne une réaction musculaire involontaire déclenchée par la peur ou le stress. Les chèvres restent conscientes, mais elles sont incapables de bouger pendant quelques secondes, une expérience qui peut être désorientante et stressante.

La sélection de ce trait n’a pas été faite pour améliorer la santé ou le bien-être de l’animal, mais uniquement pour répondre à des intérêts humains : l’aspect insolite de leur chute, leur musculature ou, dans certains cas, des croyances selon lesquelles elles pourraient distraire les prédateurs. En réalité, cette sélection ne sert aucun intérêt naturel ou vital pour la chèvre elle-même. Elle rend ces animaux plus vulnérables, augmente leur niveau de stress et compromet leur qualité de vie.

Sélectionner un animal pour un trait qui génère du stress ou de l’inconfort, même s’il n’est pas douloureux, est contraire aux principes du bien-être animal. Cela revient à faire primer le divertissement humain sur la dignité et le respect de l’animal.

Dans une époque où l’on prend de plus en plus conscience de la sensibilité animale, il est essentiel de remettre en question ce type de sélection. Ce que nous faisons subir aux animaux au nom de la curiosité ou du spectacle ne devrait jamais être normalisé. Un élevage éthique est celui qui place les besoins, le confort et l'intégrité de l’animal au-dessus des intérêts humains futiles.

Myotonic Goats: When Selective Breeding Violates Animal Welfare

The myotonic goat, often called the "fainting goat," has gained online fame for its unusual reaction: when startled or frightened, its muscles stiffen suddenly, sometimes causing it to fall over. While this reaction may seem amusing at first glance, it hides a much more troubling reality.

This behavior is caused by a genetic disorder known as congenital myotonia. While it isn’t physically painful, it triggers an involuntary muscle response brought on by fear or stress. The goat remains conscious but is temporarily unable to move — an experience that can be confusing and distressing.

This trait wasn’t selected to benefit the animal’s health or welfare, but rather to serve human interests: the novelty of their falls, their muscular build, or, in some cases, misguided beliefs about predator distraction. In truth, this genetic trait offers no natural advantage to the animal. It makes goats more vulnerable, increases their stress levels, and compromises their overall quality of life.

Breeding animals for traits that cause stress or discomfort — even if not painful — is fundamentally unethical. It prioritizes human entertainment over the dignity and well-being of the animal.

In an age where awareness of animal sentience is growing, we must challenge these breeding practices. What we do to animals for the sake of curiosity or spectacle should never be normalized. Ethical farming and breeding must put the animal’s needs, comfort, and integrity above trivial human interests.

Never knew

This must be right here, why some people call LeBron James the goat, right here, hitting the ground for no reason.