Wild Goat

Capra aegagrus Conservation status: Vulnerable
Domestic Goat, Capra aegagrus hircus
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. Wild Goats are terrestrial species found in Europe, Central Asia, Asia Minor, and the Middle East.

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 ready to mate. During the rut old males drive younger males from the maternal herds. The gestation period averages 170 days. Does 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.

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)
Capra aegagrus ssp. dorcas (northern Sporades ,Gioura island)

Distribution

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

Links

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