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Actually there's nothing special about moroccan goats, simply the fact that in this particular part of the country they have developed a special attitude to climb trees. Trees the goats are climbing are called Argan trees, and they are the really important piece. This kind of tree (scientific name "Argania Spinosa") only grows in this small part of Morocco, and nowhere else (this is what is called an endemic species). The trees are very gnarled and twisted, and this helps the climber goats. They're also very spiky (and this doesn't help, but the goats don't seem to care). They bear fruits which are like big olives, and goats and camel are very fond of them (as you can see). From the fruit the local population gets a special oil, which is much appreciated both as a cooking delicacy and as an all-purpose healing anointment. The oil is very hard to make, because it is extracted from the argan seed (not from the fruit as olive oil), and the argan seed is extremely hard to crak open. The operation is done by women who crack the fruit stones one by one, take the almonds out and chop them into little pieces before processing. This oil has been recently put under protection by the Slowfood organisation, an Italian gourmet/ambientalist group which had great success all over the world. This has lead the argan oil to the attention of gourmets, and has helped the local population to grow some money from the traditional activity of argan oil extraction. You can get more info about argan oil going to this link and then searching for a product from Morocco. Slowfood got something wrong in its description, though, since they say goats are putting the oil production in danger because they eat argan fruits. This is not true, thanks to the hardness of the fruit stone, which is not digested by animals and is therefore expelled after ... hum... processing. People in Morocco know very well the trick, and they don't care about using fresh fruits or processed seeds (in fact there is absolutely no difference in the oil which is obtained). You shouldn't be shocked by the story, because this is really not the only case where this happens, the "civet coffee" story is even more strange...

Dromedaries browsing an Argan tree	Goats over and under the tree	This one's gone very high!
This is all the goats and camel herd with its tender	You would do everything for a meal!	The tree in the distance seems to produce goat fruits

Flying goats