The Man who Lived as a Goat

Описание: Thomas Thwaites, a British designer and thinker, became widely known for his unusual and thought-provoking experiment of living as a goat. Around 2014–2015, he undertook what he called “GoatMan: How I Took a Holiday from Being Human”, a project where he tried to step outside human life and experience the world from the perspective of another creature.

Thwaites designed custom prosthetics that allowed him to move on all fours like a goat. These devices redistributed his weight so he could graze and walk with relative ease on steep pastures. He even collaborated with scientists to explore whether he could digest grass by adapting his gut flora, though he discovered just how difficult it truly was to consume food meant for ruminants.

He spent time with a herd of goats in the Swiss Alps, living alongside them in the fields, trying to integrate himself into their rhythms. Thwaites ate grass (with mixed results), slept outdoors, and attempted to communicate through movement and presence rather than speech. The goats were wary at first, but over time, they seemed to accept him as a strange but nonthreatening companion.

The experience was both absurd and profound. Thwaites later described it as an experiment in empathy and escape: a way to reflect on what it means to be human by temporarily stepping into a nonhuman existence. The project revealed the limits of our bodies and minds while also highlighting the simplicity and immediacy of animal life.

In 2016, he published his book GoatMan: How I Took a Holiday from Being Human, documenting the design challenges, the scientific consultations, and the surreal, humbling days he spent as part of a goat herd. What began as a playful, eccentric idea became a meditation on identity, evolution, and our relationship with the natural world.

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