Goats that faint when startled

美洲特產'昏倒羊'(圖)

American farmers have a smaller-than-average goat, nicknamed the "fainting goat." As the name suggests, they go stiff and fall over when startled or excited and seem to faint, Taiwan's ETTV Network reported Monday. Thanks to a genetic condition called "myotonia congenita," fainting goats fall down like rows of bowling pins when they are frightened, making people laugh.

據臺灣"東森新聞網"24日報道，美洲有一種"昏倒羊"，在緊張或興奮時會僵硬倒地，像昏倒一樣。"昏倒羊"是山羊的一種，比山羊體型稍小，受一種名為"先天性肌強直癥"遺傳基因病的控制。只要稍微受到驚嚇，羊群就像保齡球瓶般，一只只全部倒地，讓人忍俊不禁。

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