Wild Goat

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Capra aegagrus

Domestic Goat, Capra aegagrus hircus

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN)

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Caprinae
Genus:	Capra
Species:	C. aegagrus

Binomial name

Capra aegagrus
Erxleben, 1777

Subspecies

Capra aegagrus aegagrus
Capra aegagrus blythi
Capra aegagrus chialtanensis
Capra aegagrus cretica
Capra aegagrus hircus
Capra aegagrus turcmenica

The wild goat (Capra aegagrus) is a common type of goat species, with a distribution ranging from Europe and Asia Minor to central Asia and the Middle East.

1 Social Structure
2 Subspecies
3 Distribution
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Social Structure

In the wild, goats live in flocks of up to 500 individuals; males are solitary. Male goats go through a period called a rut, where they are ready to mate. During the rut old males drive younger males from the maternal herds. The gestation period averages 170 days. Does (females) usually give birth to one kid. Kids can follow the mother goat almost immediately after birth. Kids are weaned after 6 months. Female goats reach sexual maturity at 1.5-2.5 years, males at 3.5-4 years. The lifespan of a goat can be from 12 to 22 years.

[edit] Subspecies

Capra aegagrus aegagrus (Bezoar Ibex)
Capra aegagrus blythi (Sindh Ibex)
Capra aegagrus chialtanensis (Chiltan Ibex)
Capra aegagrus cretica (Kri-kri)
Capra aegagrus hircus (Domestic Goat)
Capra aegagrus turcmenica (Bearded Goat)

[edit] Distribution

[edit] References

Caprinae Specialist Group (1996). Capra aegagrus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU A2cde v2.3)