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Meet Sylvester Manor’s newest residents — baby ‘fainting’ goats

These goat twins were born at Sylvester Manor on Feb. 15. (Credit: Monique Singh-Roy)
MONIQUE SINGH-ROY PHOTO | These goat twins were born at Sylvester Manor on Feb. 15.

Say hello to Sylvester Manor Educational Farm’s two newest residents — twin baby goats — who were born there last week.

The two little ‘does’ or ‘nannies’, which is what female goats are called, came into the world last Monday morning on President’s Day.

“Copper, their mom, took real good care of them,” said Julia Trunzo, Sylvester Manor’s farm manager and designated “goat wrangler.”

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