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A common superstition was that goats whispered lewd sentences in the ears of the saints. This belief was started with the size of the male goat's ], which is unusually large. A common superstition was that goats whispered lewd sentences in the ears of the saints. This belief was started with the size of the male goat's ], which is unusually large.


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==Species and subspecies==
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*] (also "Bezoar Goat" or "Pasang"; ''Capra aegagrus'')
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**] (''Capra aegagrus hircus'')
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**] (also "Cretan goat," "Agrimi," or "Cretan Ibex"; ''Capra aegagrus creticus'')
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*] (''Capra caucasia'')
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*] (''Capra cylindricornis'')
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*] (''Capra hircus'')
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*] (''Capra falconeri'')
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**] (''Capra falconeri heptneri'')
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**] (''Capra falconeri chialtanensis'')
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**] (''Capra falconeri megaceros'')
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**] (''Capra falconeri jerdoni'')
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*] (''Capra ibex'')
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**Four subspecies
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**''Capra ibex ibex''
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**] (''Capra ibex nubiana'', also classified as separate species)
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**] (''Capra ibex sibirica'', also classified as separate species)
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*] (''Capra nubiana'')
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*] (''Capra pyrenaica'')
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**Three subspecies
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**] (extinct; ''Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica'')
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**] (extinct; ''Capra pyrenaica lusitanica'')
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*] (''Capra sibirica'')
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*] (''Capra walie'')
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*] (''Capra sibirica'')
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Revision as of 18:03, 9 May 2005

This article is about goats, the animals. For the web comic, see Goats (comic).

Template:Taxobox begin Template:Taxobox begin placement Template:Taxobox regnum entry Template:Taxobox phylum entry Template:Taxobox classis entry Template:Taxobox ordo entry Template:Taxobox familia entry Template:Taxobox subfamilia entry Template:Taxobox genus entry Template:Taxobox end placement Template:Taxobox end A goat is an animal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat. The animal most commonly known as a "goat" is the Domestic Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus), which is a subspecies of the Wild Goat.

Goats are bovines (members of the family Bovidae) and are related to cows and antelopes.

Goats are widely scattered throughout Eurasia and Africa.

The Rocky Mountain Goat, despite its name, is not considered a true goat by scientists as it belongs to the genus Oreamnos.

History

Along with sheep, goats were among the first domesticated animals. The domestication of goats started at least 10,000 years ago. Goat hair and milk were the most important reasons for their domestication. Goat skins were used for water and wine bottles when traveling and camping and as parchment for writing.

A common superstition was that goats whispered lewd sentences in the ears of the saints. This belief was started with the size of the male goat's phallus, which is unusually large.

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