Summary ³

The wild goat (Capra aegagrus) is a widespread species of goat, with a distribution ranging from Europe and Asia Minor to Central Asia and the Middle East. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996. It is considered the ancestor of the domestic goat.

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2. (c) Stan van Remmerden, all rights reserved, uploaded by Stan van Remmerden
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capra_aegagrus

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