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*capra aegagrus hircus*
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*the domestic goat is a sub-species of ‘goat’ domesticated from the ‘wild goat’ of ‘southwest asia’ + ‘eastern europe’*
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(the goat is a member of the family ‘bovidae’ + is closely related to the ‘sheep’ as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily ‘caprinae’)
There are over 300 distinct breeds of goat.
Goats are one of the oldest domesticated species, and have been used for their milk, meat, hair, and skins over much of the world.
In 2011, there were more than 924 million live goats around the globe, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
Female goats are referred to as “does” or “nannies”, intact males as “bucks”, “billies”, or “rams” and their offspring are “kids”.
(castrated males are “wethers”)
(goat meat from younger animals is called “kid” or cabrito (spanish), and from older animals is simply known as “goat” or sometimes called chevon (French), or in some areas “mutton” (which more often refers to adult sheep meat))
(‘goats’ have ‘rectangular pupils’)
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