The Spanish translation for Dairy Goat is Cabra Lechera
Alpine Goat Trivia:
- The Alpine Goat is a type of dairy goat.
- Alpines originated in the Swiss Alps. They were imported to the
United States from France.
- Alpines are 34 to 40 inches tall at the withers and weigh between 135
to 170 pounds.
- The Alpine Goat is very adaptable and well suited to a variety of
different climates.
Our Meet the Animals section includes research from the following websites:
The Austin Zoo's website: www.austinzoo.org.
Spanish translations courtesy of the Austin Zoo.
Rolling Hills Refuge Wildlife Conservation Center http://www.rhrwildlife.com/animbot.htm
The Birmingham Zoo http://www.birminghamzoo.com/
The WWW Virtual Library: Zoos http://zoonet.home.mindspring.com/www_virtual_lib/zoos.html
Photographs in Our Meet the Animals Section from PrintMaster Platinum v8.0 software.
Research on farm animals came primarily from http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/