Wild Goat
  • Persian name Kal o boz
  • English name Wild Goat
  • Scientific name Capra aegagrus
  • Family Bovidae
  • Morphology Both sexes have horns, but on males these are much larger, curving up and backwards (sword-like). The hair on the feet and tail are black, the males have a long black beard. The length of the body is 120 to 150 centimeters.
  • Ethology Usually females, kids and young adults live together in separate group from old ones. When they become scared, they make a cough-like voice, but their main sound is similar to a goat’s sound “baa baa.”