Snohomish County Animal Control Officers are trying to find the owner of a male Nigerian Dwarf goat.

The Nigerian Dwarf goat has become a staple breed in the American Dairy Goat Association, and it has only grown in popularity since first arriving in the US from Africa in the 20th century.

So this year's stand-ins, the Nigerian dwarf goats, stepped up to their weather-prediction role. The zoo also went groundhog-free on Feb. 2 in 2018 because Gordy's predecessor groundhog ...

In Milwaukee, goats will be the ones forecasting the end of winter. This is the first year the Milwaukee County Zoo's Nigerian Dwarf Goats have the honor of the prediction. Much like the groundhog, if ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo joined dozens of area school districts that decided to close Feb. 12 due to a snow storm that's ...

Goats, not groundhogs, will search for an early spring at the Milwaukee County Zoo next month.The zoo says its Nigerian dwarf goats will make the traditional Groundhog Day prediction on Feb. 2.

This year's honorary groundhog(s) will be the zoo's Nigerian dwarf goats who live in the Northwestern Mutual Family Farm. As the goats run into their yard on Feb. 2, if they see their shadows ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo's Nigerian dwarf goats will take over Groundhog Day weather prediction duties this year. The zoo's most recent groundhog, Gordy, passed away in 2023. Last year ...