This book explores the nature, preferences, and dislikes of goats, how we can communicate with them, their cultural history, and their role as livestock in agricultural operations. It combines scientific insights from around the world with lived experience, presenting them in engaging narratives. What do goats have to do with fire? Why are they both undemanding and capricious? How did their wild ancestors become domesticated? What are the natural needs of domestic goats, and what economic value can they hold? What future can civilized goats expect? With a wink, the author describes various caprine behaviors that seem all too human. "Goats Like Us" is rounded off with an extensive bibliography. A must-read for every goat enthusiast and goat breeder.