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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sheep_and_goat.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:They ''[[{{Pun}} wooly]]'' love each other.]]
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4	->''"And he will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left."''
5	-->--'''[[Literature/TheFourGospels Matthew 25:33]]''', ''Literature/TheBible'' (King James Version)
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7	This sub-index of MammalTropes is all about the various types of caprids. The most common ones being sheep and goats.
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9	Definitely for those with a [[{{Pun}} bleating]] heart.
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11	Not to be confused with TropesThatGoBoom, except for BaaBomb.
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13	[[index]]
14	!!Tropes about caprids:
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16	* BaaBomb: Exploding sheep for absurdist comedy.
17	* {{Baphomet}}: A goat-headed demon that is often a stand-in for Satan.
18	* BigRedDevil: A stereotypical demon that often has the horns of a goat or ram.
19	* {{Chupacabra}}: A cryptid whose name quite literally means "goat-sucker", and often preys on said animal.
20	* ClassicalChimera: A monster that is an amalgamation between a lion, a goat, and a snake.
21	* CountingSheep: When a person needs to sleep, they often count the number of sheep that jump over a fence.
22	* EasternZodiac: The caprid is the eighth animal of the zodiac.
23	* ExtremeOmniGoat: When a goat has an appetite for pretty much everything.
24	* FaunsAndSatyrs: Mystical humanoids that are often half man, and half goat.
25	* GruesomeGoat: Goats are portrayed as aggressive or demonic creatures. Rams also work considering they are far more hostile than lambs.
26	* HornAttack: Many caprids that do have horns will often use them to defend themselves or attack if provoked.
27	* TheJerseyDevil: A cryptid that resembles a draconic goat.
28	* TheKrampus: An Alpine mountain demon frequently associated with Christmas and an EvilCounterpart to Main/SantaClaus. Usually portrayed with goat-like fur, horns, and hooves.
29	* MindlessSheep: Sheep are conformists, or used as a metaphor for conformity.
30	* SuperWoolGrowth: Fictional sheep regrow their wool unrealistically fast.
31	* SweetSheep: When sheep (especially lambs) are portrayed as loving and cuddly animals that symbolize purity and innocence.
32	* UseYourHead: Many caprids will often use their own horned heads to knock out their foes.
33	* WesternZodiac: The first sign is Aries (Ram) and the tenth sign is Capricorn (Goat).
34	[[/index]]
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36	!!Tropes using caprids as metaphors:
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38	* BitchInSheepsClothing: When a wicked person deceives others with a friendly façade.
39	* BlackSheep: A character who sticks out from the rest of their family.
40	* BlackSheepHit: When a musician gets new fans because of their one song that sounds nothing like the rest of their music.
41	* GoodShepherd: A benevolent religious leader with his flock's best interests at heart.
42	** DarkShepherd: Also good, but willing to use tough love to punish sin in the flock.
43	* OnlyElectricSheepAreCheap: Natural things are far more expensive than any artificial duplicates.
44	* SacrificialLamb: When the seriousness of death is shown by the death of a minor character.
45	* TheScapegoat: Someone is blamed entirely for something gone wrong; the term originated from Biblical times when a literal goat would symbolically take on people's sins and be sacrificed for it.
46	* SheepInSheepsClothing: When someone is suspected to be malicious even though they seem nice when in reality they are genuinely a nice person.
47	* SheepInWolfsClothing: When a nice person is transformed into a violent monster, and yet is somehow able to maintain their good will.
48	* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Something evil disguised as something innocent.
49	* WhiteSheep: A non-evil member of an evil family.
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