Wild Goat

Capra aegagrus

The wild goat is a widespread species of goat, with a distribution ranging from Europe and Asia Minor to central Asia and the Middle East. It is the ancestor of the domestic goat.
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Naming

*''Capra aegagrus aegagrus''
⤷ ''Capra aegagrus blythi''
⤷ ''Capra aegagrus chialtanensis''
⤷ ''Capra aegagrus cretica''
⤷ ''Capra aegagrus hircus''
⤷ ''Capra aegagrus turcmenica''
⤷ ''Capra aegagrus pictus''
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Distribution

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⤷ Afghanistan
⤷ Albania
⤷ Armenia
⤷ Azerbaijan
⤷ Bulgaria
⤷ Cyprus
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⤷ Georgia
⤷ Greece
⤷ India
⤷ Iran
⤷ Iraq
⤷ Israel
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⤷ Italy
⤷ Kashmir
⤷ Lebanon
⤷ Malta
⤷ Republic of Macedonia
⤷ Oman
⤷ Pakistan
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⤷ Russia
⤷ Serbia
⤷ Syria
⤷ Turkey
⤷ Turkmenistan
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Behavior

In the wild, goats live in herds of up to 500 individuals; males are solitary. Female goats go through a period called estrus, when they are ready to reproduce. Collectively for males and females, this means they are in a period of the breeding cycle called rut, when they are 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 1½–2½ years, males at 3½–4 years. The lifespan of a goat can be from 12 to 22 years.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyBovidae
GenusCapra
SpeciesC. aegagrus