▁have ▁ 6 0 ▁chrom os om es . ▁ ▁The ▁off spring ▁of ▁a ▁sheep - go at ▁pair ing ▁is ▁generally ▁still born . ▁Despite ▁w ides p read ▁shared ▁past uring ▁of ▁go ats ▁and ▁sheep , ▁hy br ids ▁are ▁very ▁rare , ▁indicating ▁the ▁gen etic ▁distance ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁species . ▁Though ▁sometimes ▁called ▁" ge ep ", ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁sheep – go at ▁chim era , ▁which ▁are ▁artificial ly ▁created ▁by ▁combining ▁the ▁emb ry os ▁of ▁a ▁go at ▁and ▁a ▁sheep . ▁ ▁C ases ▁At ▁the ▁B ots w ana ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁a ▁male ▁sheep ▁im pre gn ated ▁a ▁female ▁go at ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁live ▁off spring . ▁This ▁hy brid ▁had ▁ 5 7 ▁chrom os om es , ▁intermediate ▁between ▁sheep ▁( 5 4 ) ▁and ▁go ats ▁( 6 0 ) ▁and ▁was ▁intermediate ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁parent ▁species ▁in ▁type . ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁co arse ▁outer ▁coat , ▁a ▁w ool ly ▁inner ▁coat , ▁long ▁go at - like ▁legs ▁and ▁a ▁heavy ▁sheep - like ▁body . ▁Although ▁infer t ile , ▁the ▁hy brid ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁active ▁lib ido , ▁mount ing ▁both ▁e w es ▁and ▁does ▁even ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁in ▁heat . ▁He ▁was ▁cas tr ated ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 0 ▁months ▁old , ▁as ▁were ▁the ▁other ▁k ids ▁and