Scientists discovered that goats are as loving and intelligent as dogs. Researchers of Queen Mary University of London found that they will gaze pleadingly at their owners when struggling with a task, a trait common in dogs, but not wolves, who have never learned how to co-exist with humans.

They also demonstrated that goats can work out how to break into a sealed box with levers, which is a task normally used to test intelligence in apes.The goats can even recall the skill four years later without being reminded.