Capra (genus)

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Capra is a genus of mammals, the goats or wild goats, composed of up to nine species including the wild goat, the markhor and several species known as ibex. The domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) is a domesticated subspecies of the wild goat (Capra aegagrus). Wild goats are animals of mountain habitats. They are very agile and hardy, able to climb on bare rock and survive on sparse vegetation. The Rocky Mountain goat is in a separate genus, Oreamnos, and is not dealt with here. Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica) Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica) Walia ibex (Capra walie) West Caucasian tur (Capra caucasica) East Caucasian tur (Capra cylindricornis) Wild goat (Capra aegagrus) Domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus, sometimes referred to as Capra hircus; includes feral goat) Markhor (Capra falconeri) read (genus)

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