In his book on the Noorsveld, farmer Jurgen Currie writes: “Should an Angora goat with its cute strands of curly hair venture to nibble at the soft plants that grow under and inside the Noors, it might just become entangled in the thorns. ”
Lauksaimnieks Jirgens Karijs grāmatā par Norsveldu raksta: ” Ja angoras kaza ar savām mīlīgajām, sprogainajām cirtām iedrošinās grauzt sulīgos augus, kas aug eiforbiju pavēnī, tā ļoti viegli var sapīties ērkšķos. ”