Seneca Park Zoo is home to two goats – Harley and Bianca . They reside year-round in the Zoo’s A Step Into Africa area.
Animal Facts
A group of goats is called a trip. Captive trip size varies greatly, but wild goat trips are typically 5 to 20 individuals.
Goats can produce up to 1,500 pounds of milk in a year.
The Maasai people view livestock as a sign of wealth, with bovine stock being the most valuable and small stock (i.e. goats and sheep) being less valuable.
Livestock is often exchanged in social situations, such as a dowry in a wedding, or exchanged as an act of good will in disputes.
Goats communicate through sounds called “bleats.” Goats bleat when stressed, hungry, or calling to another individual. Goats also communicate through body language.
Diet
All sorts of plant materials: grasses, leaves and twigs from trees and shrubs, and vines.
Status in The Wild
Least Concern
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List status
Domestic goats are found throughout the world in a variety of habitats. In some areas such as Australia they have become an invasive species. The range of the domestic goat’s wild ancestor, the wild goat, is in the Middle East in mountainous habitats.
