Goats seen eating aquatic weeds

Oct 28, 2019

Goats seen eating aquatic weeds

Oct 28, 2019

In late October we made our monthly trip to sample curlyleaf pondweed in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. On an island in the lower San Joaquin river, we spotted goats eating waterhyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and waterprimrose (Ludwigia sp.) along the shoreline. 

Goats eating waterhyacinth and waterprimrose along the San Joaquin river.

Llama with goats
The goats were accompanied by a benevolent and protective llama, who showed no interest in the weeds.

 


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