Domestic Goatヤギ

Capra hircusNE— Not Evaluated

The domestic goat is one of humanity's oldest domesticated animals, bred from the wild bezoar goat of Southwest Asia roughly 10,000 years ago. Highly adaptable browsers, goats eat a remarkably wide range of vegetation and thrive in habitats from arid mountains to small farms, which has made them both an agricultural staple and, when feral, a serious threat to island ecosystems. As a domestic species the goat is not evaluated by the IUCN, but its global population now exceeds 1.1 billion.

Domestic Goat (reference photo)
Photo: Michael Palmer / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Source / cropped

Species Data

Classification
Cetartiodactyla / Bovidae Source
Distribution
The domestic goat was domesticated from the wild goat (Capra aegagrus) of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe around 10,000 years ago in what is now Iran, making it one of the first animals ever domesticated. It is now raised worldwide, with over 1.1 billion goats recorded in 2022. Source

Did You Know?

  • Goats have horizontal, rectangular pupils that can rotate to stay level even when the head is tilted more than 50 degrees, giving them an unusually wide field of view. Source
  • Studies have shown goats can distinguish between photos of happy and angry human faces, suggesting they may be able to perceive human emotional states. Source
  • Feral goats have devastated native vegetation on many islands, leading the species to be listed among the '100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species.' Source

Where to See This Species

21 facilities · 0 individuals

アドベンチャーワールド (Adobencha World)WakayamaOpened in 1978

アドベンチャーワールドのWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

ごかつら池どうぶつパーク (Gokatsuraikedoubutsu Park)Mie勢和多気ICから約10分。

ごかつら池どうぶつパークのWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

しろとり動物園 (Shirotori Doubutsuen)Kagawa

しろとり動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

ノースサファリサッポロ (Nosusafarisapporo)Hokkaido

ノースサファリサッポロのWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

愛媛県立とべ動物園 (Ehime Kenritsu Tobe Doubutsuen)EhimeOpened in 1988

愛媛県立とべ動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

宇都宮動物園 (Utsunomiya Doubutsuen)Tochigi東北自動車道 宇都宮ICから約5分、駐車場は乗用車1,000台分が無料。

宇都宮動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

京都市動物園 (Kyoutoshi Doubutsuen)KyotoOpened in 1903

京都市動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

狭山市立智光山公園こども動物園 (Sayama Shiritsu Chikouzan Kouen Kodomo Doubutsuen)Saitama

狭山市立智光山公園こども動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

桐生が岡動物園 (Kiryuugaoka Doubutsuen)Gunma自動車の場合、カーナビ検索は「桐生が岡動物園」ではなく「桐生が岡遊園地」で設定すると駐車場に到着できる(動物園名で検索すると誤った経路になる場合がある)。

桐生が岡動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

甲府市遊亀公園附属動物園 (Koufushiyuuki Kouen Fuzoku Doubutsuen)Yamanashi

甲府市遊亀公園附属動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

埼玉県こども動物自然公園 (Saitamakenkodomodoubutsu Shizen Kouen)SaitamaOpened in 1980

埼玉県こども動物自然公園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

市川市動植物園 (Ichikawashi Doushokubutsuen)Chiba所在地は千葉県市川市大町284番地1。

市川市動植物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

周南市徳山動物園 (Shuunanshitokuyama Doubutsuen)YamaguchiOpened in 1960

周南市徳山動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

仙台市八木山動物公園 (Sendaishiyagiyama Doubutsu Kouen)Miyagi仙台市地下鉄東西線「八木山動物公園駅」中央1出口からエレベーターですぐ(仙台駅から約12分)。

仙台市八木山動物公園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

千葉市動物公園 (Chibashi Doubutsu Kouen)ChibaOpened in 1985

千葉市動物公園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

池田動物園 (Ikeda Doubutsuen)OkayamaJR岡山駅西口から岡電バス「中央病院行き」で「京山入口」下車、徒歩約12分。

池田動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

Tennoji ZooOsakaOpened in 1915

天王寺動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

東京都恩賜上野動物園 (Toukyoutoonshiueno Doubutsuen)TokyoOpened in 1882

東京都恩賜上野動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

飯田市立動物園 (Iida Shiritsu Doubutsuen)Nagano

飯田市立動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

姫路市立動物園 (Himeji Shiritsu Doubutsuen)HyogoOpened in 1951

姫路市立動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

浜松市動物園 (Hamamatsushi Doubutsuen)ShizuokaOpened in 1950

浜松市動物園のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

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Habitat

世界各地で人の管理下に飼育されます。

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FAQ

When were goats first domesticated?
Goats were domesticated from the wild bezoar goat (Capra aegagrus) around 10,000 years ago in the region of present-day Iran, making them one of the first animals ever domesticated by humans. Source
Why do goats have rectangular pupils?
Their horizontal, rectangular pupils can rotate to stay level even when the head tilts more than 50 degrees, giving them a wide, near-panoramic field of view that helps them spot predators. Source
Can goats recognize human emotions?
Research has shown goats can distinguish between photographs of happy and angry human facial expressions, suggesting some ability to perceive human emotional states. Source

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