Why do goats have goatees?

                                                                                                        Photos by Barry Wallace

The black goat above caught my eye on Tuesday morning as I traveled on Dufferin Street.   I decided the black coat and those rakish horns gave it a rather malevolent look, which I suppose was unfair, seeing how we have never been introduced.   As I stopped and got my camera out, another goat with its own striking look, tried to stare-down the black goat.   It was a stand-off for several seconds and then the grey goat blinked first and took off.   A moment later, the encounter was repeated and the black goat prevailed once more.   It was all bluster and bluff and no butting.  They then resumed their grazing.

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Barry Wallace