The Goat Who Sailed Around the World - Twice
Podcast: History DispatchesPublished On: Tue Jun 10 2025
Description: In July of 1771, famed naval explorer Captain James Cook returned to England after circumnavigating the world. And he had great praise and admiration for one of his crew - who had completed a second circling of the world. That crew member was a goat - who is only known to history as the Well-Traveled Goat. This is her story. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Well-Travelled_Goat https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2019/04/the-well-travelled-goat.html History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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