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a four-legged anarchist that climbs cliffs, eats anything, and judges you with rectangular eyes

means A hardy, hoofed, often horned mammal kept for milk, meat, and wool, known for its sure-footedness and willingness to nibble almost anything.

from From Old English 'gat,' which originally meant the female goat, with the male called a 'bucca.' It traces back to Proto-Germanic 'gaitaz' — a cousin of Dutch 'geit,' German 'Geiß,' and Old Norse 'geit' — and likely further to a Proto-Indo-European root 'ghaidos' meaning 'young goat' or 'kid,' possibly related to Latin 'haedus,' a kid. The modern slang sense of GOAT, 'Greatest Of All Time,' is a much later, unrelated acronym that just happens to spell the animal.

weird pupils
Horizontal slit eyes rotate to stay level
accent
Goats have regional bleating dialects
cliff climbers
They scale near-vertical dams for mineral salt
emotional readers
Goats prefer humans who smile at them
fainting kind
Some stiffen and topple when startled
for instance

tom brady — 7 super bowl wins, widely considered greatest nfl quarterback of all time

lebron james — 4 nba championships, 4 mvps, debated greatest basketball player ever

serena williams — 23 grand slam titles, dominated tennis from 1999-2017

diego maradona — led argentina to 1986 world cup victory, transformed soccer

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