Prentice said about 5,600 fainting goats, also known as Stiff-leg, Nervous, Wooden-leg and Scare goats, are registered in the IFGA. They're considered rare, partly because myotonia increases their ...

The goats eventually overcome this condition after they grow accustomed to being scared.

The goats eventually overcome this condition after they grow accustomed to being scared.

The goats eventually overcome this condition after they grow accustomed to being scared.

The calf gets pretty close to one goat, however, and suddenly, the camera pans to that same goat, who appears to faint from being scared in all the commotion.

The video of goats dashing through the streets of San Francisco drew thousands of views on Twitter and was the subject of much joking. We asked a goat specialist to weigh in.

The goats eventually overcome this condition after they grow accustomed to being scared.

I have seen reports of small herds of goats being used to eat vegetation in city parks in the U.S. What do you make of the San Francisco goats? The goats just looked really scared.