Michigan City Parks & Recreation Department

Scientific name:  Capra hircus

Size/weight/height
Weight: 8 - 36 lbs.
Height at Shoulders: 15 - 17"

Adaptations/coloration
Color: brown,white, black, silver-gray and caramel
Beard: small
Horn: both sexes (ours are dehorned)
Scent Glands: located on crown of head

Behavior
Odor: males produce a musky, offensive odor to attract females (especially during breeding season); females and neutered males are odor-free.

Reproduction/lifespan
Lifespan: 10 - 18 years
Gestation: 147 - 180 days
Birth: 1 -2 young; .8 lbs. at birth; able to stand and nurse minutes after birth
Weaned: 12 wks
Maturity: 8 - 12mos.
Young: precocious • able to run & jump 4 hrs after birth.

Diet
Wild: browsers; leaves preferred to grass
Zoo: hay, oats & pellets

Habitat/range: native to West Africa • now raised worldwide

Status:Domestic

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