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Capra is a genus of mammals, the goats, comprising ten species, including the markhor and several species known as ibexes. The domestic goat ( Capra hircus) is a domesticated species derived from the bezoar ibex ( Capra aegagrus aegagrus ). Evidence of goat domestication dates back more than 8,500 years. Wild goats are animals of mountain habitats.
Mountain goat. The mountain goat ( Oreamnos americanus ), also known as the Rocky Mountain goat, is a cloven-footed mammal that is endemic to the remote and rugged mountainous areas of western North America. A subalpine to truly alpine species, it is a sure-footed climber commonly seen on sheer rock faces, near-vertical cliffs and icy passages.
The yak ( Bos grunniens ), also known as the Tartary ox, grunting ox, [1] or hairy cattle, [2] is a species of long-haired domesticated cattle found throughout the Himalayan region of Gilgit-Baltistan ( Kashmir, Pakistan ), Nepal, Sikkim ( India ), the Tibetan Plateau, ( China ), Tajikistan and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife monitors a portion of the state’s mountain goat populations, and estimates of the goats regularly surveyed fell from 1,537 in 2015 to 917 in 2022 ...
The Iberian ibex ( Capra pyrenaica ), also known as the Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat and Iberian wild goat, is a species of ibex endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. [3] Four subspecies have been described; two are now extinct. The Portuguese ibex became extinct in 1892, and the Pyrenean ibex became extinct in 2000.
Sheep–goat hybrid. A sheep–goat hybrid (called a geep in popular media or sometimes a shoat [note 1]) is a hybrid between a sheep and a goat. [1] While sheep and goats are similar and can be mated, they belong to different genera in the subfamily Caprinae of the family Bovidae. Sheep belong to the genus Ovis and have 54 chromosomes, while ...
The name 'argali' is the Mongolian word for wild sheep. [2] It is the largest species of wild sheep. Argali stand 85 to 135 cm (3 to 4 ft) high at the shoulder and measure 136 to 200 cm (4 to 7 ft) long from the head to the base of the tail. The female, or ewe is the smaller sex by a considerable margin, sometimes weighing less than half as ...
Greece. In Greek mythology, a satyr [a] ( Greek: σάτυρος, translit. sátyros, pronounced [sátyros] ), also known as a silenus [b] or silenos ( Greek: σειληνός, translit. seilēnós [seːlɛːnós] ), and sileni (plural), is a male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exaggerated ...