A six-month-old hybrid of sheep and goat stands in a sheepfold in Deiderode, near Goettingen, Germany, on Aug. 27. Swen Pförtner / dpa via AP Sept. 16, 2014, 11:45 AM EDT ...

In November 2013, farmer Paddy Murphy witnessed one of his sheep mating with a goat. Five months later, the sheep gave birth to a sheep-goat hybrid, which Murphy refers to as his first "geep" ...

Sheep-goat hybrids, which are sometimes called geep or shoat, are unusual but not unheard of. Despite widespread shared pasturing between the two species, hybrids are very rare and most are stillborn.

Goat sheep crossbreed on Irish farm. The as yet un-named Geep (a cross breed of a goat and a sheep) on Paddy Murphy's farm in Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare, April 4, 2014. Niall Carson—PA Wire/AP ...

It’s rare for a sheep and goat to mate successfully, and most resulting pregnancies are never carried to term. According to Gary Anderson, distinguished professor emeritus at UC Davis, these hybrids ...

Rare Goat-Sheep Hybrid Born on Irish Farm. A suspected half-goat, half-sheep born in Ireland is making waves around the world. #Archive. by Sam Brasch · April 8, 2014. Murphy told the Guardian he didn ...

Coat: Their fleece often resembles a sheep's wool but might be coarser, like a goat's hair, or a mixture of both. They might not shed their coat seasonally in the same way some goats do.

Apparently some scientists (including Dr. Gary B. Anderson of UC Davis, who provided the above photo) don't approve of the term "geep," preferring the much less catchy "sheep goat hybrid." ...

Daisy gave birth to the sheep/goat hybrid pair after a week long romance with a next door Cheviot ram and they are believed to be the only surviving twins of their kind Tom Shiel Published : 15:55 ...

A rare sheep-goat hybrid has been found in Germany. The six-month-old animal born on a farm in Deiderode, central Germany is demonstrably a “geep,” said livestock researcher Professor ...

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA – A Scottsdale petting zoo got an unexpected surprise -- one of their ewes gave birth to a "geep." If you haven't heard of one, you're not alone. They're a half-sheep, half ...

Arthur 'Jack' Schubarth, an 80-year-old rancher from Montana, pleaded guilty to creating giant hybrid Marco polo sheep and selling them at high prices Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...