Snohomish County Animal Control Officers are trying to find the owner of a male Nigerian Dwarf goat.

While the County Zoo waits for a groundhog, Nigerian dwarf goats pitch in to help with the annual 2025 Groundhog Day weather prediction.

The Nigerian Dwarf goat has become a staple breed in the American Dairy Goat Association, and it has only grown in popularity since first arriving in the US from Africa in the 20th century.

The Milwaukee County Zoo's Nigerian dwarf goats will take over Groundhog Day weather prediction duties this year. The zoo's most recent groundhog, Gordy, passed away in 2023. Last year ...

Goats, not groundhogs, will search for an early spring at the Milwaukee County Zoo next month.The zoo says its Nigerian dwarf goats will make the traditional Groundhog Day prediction on Feb. 2.