Five-week-old Anglo Nubian goats, Sweetheart & Cedar, wear coats at Auchingarrich Wildlife Park, Perthshire. (Katielee Arrowsmith via SWNS)
By Elizabeth Hunter
Adorable photos show baby goats wearing coats - to stay warm in the chilly spring weather.
Cedar and Sweetheart are five-week old Anglo-Nubian goats, who are being raised by staff at Auchingarrich Wildlife Park.
Due to their young age - and the typical chilly Scottish spring weather - the pair have been dressed in thick coats to keep them warm.
Described as the "dogs of the goat world" thanks to their friendly nature, Cedar and Sweetheart are beloved by staff at the park, who have been bottle-feeding them twice a day.
Honey Thomas, a keeper at the park, said: "The whole team is absolutely in love with them.
Five-week-old Anglo Nubian goats, Sweetheart & Cedar, wear coats at Auchingarrich Wildlife Park, Perthshire. (Katielee Arrowsmith via SWNS)
"The goats are very affectionate and easy to work with, and most importantly, they absolutely love people and animals - this is why they're such a great addition to our park.
"At the moment, they're currently being bottle-fed by staff, but also by customers during experience days, which have been very popular recently.
"Their first feed of the day is about half past six in the morning. They'll get about 200-250ml of lamb milk each.
"When the rest of the staff come in, we'll go and check on them and make sure they've got plenty of fresh water and hay.
"Despite the fact that they're on the bottle, they can still eat a little bit of hay as well.
"We try and encourage that, because that's what mum would do naturally, which will get them used to it as well."
Cedar and Sweetheart - who was named for a heart shaped patch on her back - are currently in isolation while medical tests are completed, but will soon join fellow goat Maple in the main pen.
(Katielee Arrowsmith via SWNS)
"We got these little guys for our male goat, Maple", said Honey.
"He's a bit older and he's recently lost a few of his friends, so we decided to get him these baby goats as some companions.
"Sweetheart is a lot more confident than her brother - she's very outgoing.
"She's the first one to run off to find something to play with, whereas Cedar is a little bit more calm.
"Sweetheart is very bouncy and all over the place, whereas Cedar will happily cuddle in your lap.
"Maple is a very, very affectionate goat and he loves other goats very much, so it'd be really sweet to bring them all together.
(Katielee Arrowsmith via SWNS)
Honey said that visitors to the park have been "shocked" to see the size of the goats' ears - a distinctive trait of the breed.
In the future, the goats will take part in treks with visitors to the park - but for now, guests can take the opportunity to bottle-feed the goats themselves.
She said: "People have absolutely loved them.
"Lots of customers don't actually realise that's what baby goats look like - and it's quite a bit of a shock to see how big their ears are.
"These guys will be part of our trekking, where we tale animals on a walk with customers - so them being friendly goats is very important.
"At the moment, customers can pay to bottle feed them, which has been very popular recently."