LONDON -- If timeless pieces of internet gold like this one have taught us anything, it's that goats have the ability to sound strangely human when they want to. But did you know some goats sound so much like real people that they're actually capable of hoodwinking police officers?
On Sunday, a National Police Air Service unit covering the UK's South West region was alerted to sounds of distress. After locating the source of the noise, though, they made a strange discovery.
1650hrs Avon Gorge searching for person who sounded in distress. We may have found the culprit! pic.twitter.com/1GY3WCRMgg— NPAS Filton (@NPAS_Filton) January 24, 2016
Nope, that's not a human in distress. That is a noisy goat.
It wasn't long before the goat puns started rolling in.
@NPAS_Filton That's a bit gruff— NPAS Carr Gate (@NPAS_CarrGate) January 24, 2016
@NPAS_Filton that's not the culprit, that's just a scapegoat!— Andrew Shanks (@handysnaks) January 24, 2016
@NPAS_Filton You goat to be kidding me?— Dean Seymour (@Deanobambambino) January 24, 2016
It turns out this isn't the first time that same helicopter unit has been duped by a goat, either. In March last year, they posted the following update after returning from a mission.
1205hrs Cheddar Gorge reports of cries for help. We located a goat and her baby believed responsible for the calling. We're not kidding!— NPAS Filton (@NPAS_Filton) March 4, 2015