Tree-Climbing Goats: A bizarre spectacle unfolds daily in Morocco’s sun-scorched plains. Goats climb trees like seasoned acrobats, teetering on thin branches to feast on fruit high above the ground. It looks impossible, almost like a trick of nature, but this daring behaviour hides a secret: survival, nourishment and an unexpected role in saving the forest.

The trees they climb are argan trees, which are found only in Morocco’s Sous Valley. Their branches carry small and olive-like fruits with a sweet and succulent pulp. During the dry season, when food on the ground grows scarce, they ascend the trees, reaching heights of eight to ten metres. Their hooves hold firm, they stay perfectly balanced and the best fruits are right within reach.

But the story does not end there. Each argan fru

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