Türkiye · Mammal

Wild goat

Capra aegagrus

The wild goat is the ancestor of today's farm goats. It climbs steep cliffs so skilfully that predators can't keep up.

Yaman scale

Drawn side by side with Yaman, to the same scale.

Shoulder height2×= 1 Yaman

It would take about 2 of them to match Yaman's height (shoulder height 85 cm).

Weight1.6Yamans

Around 58 kg — as heavy as 1.6 Yamans.

Where does the wild goat live?: The steep Taurus and Eastern Anatolian mountains. In our zoo it lives in the Türkiye zone.
What does the wild goat eat?: It is a herbivore: it eats plants.
How big does the wild goat get?: Shoulder height: 85 cm. It weighs 25–90 kg.
How long does the wild goat live?: 12–15 years in the wild.
Is the wild goat endangered?: On the IUCN Red List it is listed as near threatened. Safe for now, but could be at risk soon.

The males' backward-curving horns can be more than 1 metre long.
Farm goats were tamed from wild goats in and around Anatolia thousands of years ago.
Soft pads on its hooves give it grip on slippery rock.

Near threatened. Safe for now, but could be at risk soon.

IUCN Red List