Wild Goat

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Capra aegagrus
Domestic Goat, Capra aegagrus hircus
Conservation status
Vulnerable (VU)
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.

[edit] Social Structure

In the wild, goats live in flocks of 5-20 goats; 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

• Afghanistan
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Cyprus
• Georgia
• Greece
• India
• Iran
• Iraq
• Italy
• Lebanon
• New Zealand
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Russia
• Slovakia
• Syria
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan

[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)

[edit] External links

• Red List entry