Goat
Capra hircus
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- Diet
- Herbivore
- Mass
- 60 kg
In short
The goat or domestic goat is a species of caprine that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the family Bovidae and is closely related to the sheep. It was one of the first animals to be domesticated, in Iran around 10,000 years ago.
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The goat or domestic goat is a species of caprine that is mostly kept as livestock.