If you look up into a tree, you can often see animals like squirrels and birds. But you may see a very different animal in the argan tree（摩洛哥坚果树）in Morocco: goat! Goats climb the branches to eat the fruits.

The argan tree can be up to 30 feet tall and it only grows in southwestern Morocco（摩洛哥）. This area is quite dry and hot. There is not much food for goats in the part of Morocco. So when argan fruits ripen（成熟）, the goats carefully climb up the argan trees and eat the yellow and dark brown fruits of argan trees.

These goats cannot digest the nut（坚果）inside the fruit. However, they spit out（吐出）the nut. Farmers collect these nuts and get the seeds inside them. And they use the seeds to produce argan oil. Argan oil has become popular around the world. This oil is used in cooking. It is also used as a skin and hair cosmetic（化妆品）.

Although these goats help farmers produce argan oil, there are other problems because of their tree climbing. Goats often spend about 6 hours on the branches of these trees. Their hooves（羊蹄）hurt the tree’s branches. These tree-climbing goats attract（吸引）tourists so farmers brought in more and more goats to this area. That is also not good for the health of the argan trees. Argan trees are in danger. Some scientists are trying to save these trees. Hopefully these trees will keep healthy and these goats will continue enjoying these fruits for many years to come!