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Brown goats grazing on green meadow, farm animal in green grass eating in Dolomites. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Brown goats grazing on green meadow, farm animal in green grass eating in Dolomites.

The goat Capra hircus is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat C. aegagrus of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the animal family Bovidae and the tribe Caprini, meaning it is closely related to the sheep. There are over 300 distinct breeds of goat. It is one of the oldest domesticated species of animal, according to archaeological evidence that its earliest domestication occurred in Iran at 10,000 calibrated calendar years ago. Goats have been used for milk, meat, fur, and skins across much of the world. Milk from goats is often turned into goat cheese. Goats have two horns and their eyes have horizontal, slit-shaped pupils. Historically, goat hide has been used for water and wine bottles in both traveling and transporting wine for sale and to produce parchment.