Domestic goat

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/domestic-goat

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Capra aegagrus hircus
2. What is the conservation status?Domesticated species; not assessed by IUCN. Population is widespread and abundant globally
3. What is a domestic goat and where did it come from?A domestic goat is a farm animal that was first domesticated from the bezoar ibex in the Fertile Crescent about 10,000 years ago.
4. Why do goats have such good climbing skills?Goats have split hooves that give them great traction on steep, uneven ground, and their strong legs help them climb easily.

Ruminant: Mammals with a specialized digestive system featuring a four-compartment stomach for digesting plant-based food.
Browsers: Herbivores that feed on leaves, soft shoots, or fruits of high-growing, generally woody plants such as shrubs.
Fertile Crescent: A crescent-shaped region in the Middle East, historically known for early human civilization and the domestication of plants and animals.