In Morocco, goats help disperse the seeds of local argan trees by spitting them out. This way of disseminating seeds might actually be more common than scientists have previously thought, according to ...

The argan tree produces hard, green, olive-like fruits containing large seeds that can be crushed to produce a highly prized oil. If the seeds are first roasted, the result is used much like olive oil ...

Do trees grow from seeds that goats eat and later expel? That is a question that has long bedeviled ecologists. Let's say it's a small seed. The goat will swallow it, poop it out and a tree could ...

This extraordinary picture shows the animal world's equivalent of a gold rush - the quest for the fruit of the argan tree. Goats are so desperate for the tasty meal that they will even climb tall ...

This tree is visibly strained under the weight of fourteen goats, who all clambered up its branches in search of tasty fruit. These Moroccan goats are definitely no ordinary goats, they use their ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. In the southwest of Morocco, goats climb trees. And it’s not a case of the ...