The goats’ dramatic reaction when a UPS driver rams the fence with his vehicle inspires in a video on TikTok.
It is a moment of tranquility on the property: no movement, no noise and four goats grazing on a fenced piece of lawn. Quite normal daily recordings provided by a private surveillance camera. The fact that a UPS driver is on the property is actually nothing unusual. However, the reaction the driver triggers in animals when something goes wrong is hilarious. Network users celebrate video.
The goats fall together, because the UPS driver drives against the fence
“Every time I see the video, I laugh even more. I can’t breathe. I have to cry. Send help,” commented one user on the clip, who “francescrockett95‘posted on TikTok. Many people feel the same way about this user, as can be read in over 28,000 comments. The video has already been viewed more than 22 million times.
The video, which has been viewed more than two million times, initially shows a normal daily recording from a surveillance camera. This is a rural property with goats on a separate meadow in front of the house. A UPS vehicle is in front of the entrance to the house. The goats graze peacefully in their small group. Anything but calm is a goat chasing a suspect and helping the police catch him.
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The goats fall together – funny reaction, but not unusual
When the UPS driver leaves with his car and the side door generally open, even-toed ungulates are still not shocked. But suddenly this changes rapidly. Because, as is resolved in another video, the driver rams the fence and the loud scratching noise puts the goats in shock. All four animals suddenly fall together and lie motionless on their backs with their legs stretched upwards. On the other hand, a group of goats are on their feet, saving a man’s life.
The reaction of animals is hilarious, but not uncommon: passed out goats, also known as Tennessee, Woodfoot, or myotonic goats, are known to have this reaction. that she in fear suddenly in shock stiffness the fall can be traced to a hereditary disease that causes the muscles to contract involuntarily and unable to relax immediately. The phenomenon is called myotonia. Goats will lie down for about ten seconds when they have an attack, just like you can see in the video, but then they will get up very quickly. Another special goat is “Simba”, who became a star thanks to her huge ears.
