Rare "Geep" born in Ireland

[3113]

You may think this has nothing to do with erotica...but a randy goat was involved From here:

A rare, hybrid animal that is part goat and part sheep has been born on a farm in the Republic of Ireland. The animal, referred to as a geep, was born about two weeks ago on Paddy Murphy's farm in County Kildare. The unexpected arrival is thought to be the result of mating between a goat and one of the sheep farmer's Cheviot ewes.

Worth going to the link to watch the video of the little guy and his bewildered mom.

 

[Handley_Page]

My first thought was:
Isn't it a trifle late for these "April 1st" stories.
Then I looked at the date.
Mankind is doing strange things to animals, perhaps ?

 

[Weird Harold]

The animal, referred to as a geep, was born about two weeks ago on Paddy Murphy's farm in County Kildare.

Did they name it Eugene?

 

[3113]

Mankind is doing strange things to animals, perhaps ?

Perhaps the specialized breeding of those particular sheep (and or goats) has made them more able to interbreed, but there was no lab or artificial insemination involved this time around. Might not be mankind's fault at all. Evolution and mutations do happen...maybe the ewe or goat daddy had, evolutionarily, a little something extra in them that made them able to get past whatever usually prevents the two from reproducing.

Kinda Romeo and Juliet when you think about it. A goat falling for a ewe, their love getting past the boundaries between species and producing a rare progeny that is the combination of both houses....

 

[Stella_Omega]

he's gorgeous! And his mom hardly looks as bewildered as her owner does LOL

 

[R. Richard]

Matthew 25:31–46:
"But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, <b>as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats</b>."

Obviously, the story is a backhanded slap at the owner of the 'geep,' as he's obviously not much of a shepherd, if he can't separate the sheep from the goats.

 

[ishtat]

I'll hazard a small wager that it is the first time the "Irish Farmers Journal" has had an article featured on Lit.

Incidentally, he's more likely to be an infertile it rather than a he or she.

In some (but not all) respects goats are genetically more similar to cattle than sheep. However it would require a particularly ambitious 'Billy' to even attempt breeding with the farmers Holsteins.

 

[lovecraft68]

Matthew 25:31–46:
"But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, <b>as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats</b>."

Obviously, the story is a backhanded slap at the owner of the 'geep,' as he's obviously not much of a shepherd, if he can't separate the sheep from the goats.

Oh Bible verses!

Hmm let's see the sheep are the followers of god who mindlessly obey him and follow him right to the slaughter

and the goats are those that wander off and live on their own and do okay for themselves. Goats have horns the God jerks say the devil has horns.....Yep.

If anyone wants any other biblical interpretations you know where to find me!

 

[3113]

Obviously, the story is a backhanded slap at the owner of the 'geep,' as he's obviously not much of a shepherd, if he can't separate the sheep from the goats.

It's also going to make things very confusing for that Son of Man there...where does the geep go? With the goats or with the sheep?

 

[R. Richard]

It's also going to make things very confusing for that Son of Man there...where does the geep go? With the goats or with the sheep?

I hope that you realize that your question could bring down the entire Christian religion.