Showing posts with label central nervous system. Show all posts
Showing posts with label central nervous system. Show all posts

Wednesday, 25 July 2007

The innocence of goats

Such is their childlike wonder at the world that goats tend to fall over when they are surprised. This flaccidness in the face of the unexpected is hard-wired into their central nervous system, it appears. And in these jaded and cynical times, is there not a lesson there for all of us?

But I wonder. Many of the goats of my acquaintance are distinctly unflappable. Just what is it that may so surprise a goat?