Scientific name -- Capra aegagrus
Size -- 20 - 300 lbs., 4' at shoulder
Diet -- infamously omnivorous, but traditionally grass, twigs, berries and bark

The goat is one of the smallest domestic ruminants. Domestic goats are descended from the Bezoar goats found throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East, particularly the island of Crete. Both sexes of most goats have horns and beards. Horns can be curving or corkscrew-shaped, but most have a sharp inside edge. They can have long or short hair that is silky or coarse, depending on habitat and breeding manipulation.

Goats are bred for their wool, leather, meat, milk and occasionally dung. More people consume dairy products from goats than from any other animal. Unlike many domestic animals, goats are excellent foragers, and need little food from their owners. Overgrazing by goats has become an environmental problem in many parts of the world.