wild goats
Untamed cliff climbers
Wild goats are undomesticated goats or species closely related to domestic goats, found in mountainous regions of Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
The term covers ibexes, markhors, and feral populations descended from escaped livestock.
Wild goats are agile climbers, navigating steep rocky terrain with ease: We spotted wild goats on the cliffs above.
Wild mountain caprine
- chamoisGoat-antelope or its leather
- feralWild after domestication
- caprineRelating to goats
- ungulateMammal with hooves
mammal · ruminant · bovid · herbivore · billy · nanny · kid · flock
Quick and light-moving
- agileLimber and quick-moving
- sure-footedSteady and balanced
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- leapingSpringing into air
scrambling · balancing · foraging · browsing · territorial · rutting · sparring · wary
Of high elevations
- mountainousHaving many peaks
- cliffVertical rock wall
- cragSteep rugged outcrop
- rockyCovered with stones
precipice · escarpment · ridge · highland · terrain · rugged · elevation · summit
Smoothly bent, not angular
- spiralCurve winding around center
- ridgedHaving raised lines
- keratinStructural hair protein
- prongedHaving pointed extensions
helical · swept-back · massive · trophy · dominance · combat · butting · sparring
At risk of extinction
- protectedKept from harm
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- huntingPursuing wild game
- trophyAward for winning
population · reintroduction · preserve · sanctuary · biodiversity · native · invasive · feral
ibex
Wild mountain caprine
ungulate · mammal · ruminant · bovid · herbivore · billy · nanny · kid · flock · herd
nimble
Quick and light-moving
- agileLimber and quick-moving
- sure-footedSteady and balanced
- climbingAscending by physical effort
leaping · scrambling · balancing · foraging · browsing · territorial · rutting · sparring · wary · elusive
alpine
Of high elevations
- mountainousHaving many peaks
- cliffVertical rock wall
- cragSteep rugged outcrop
rocky · precipice · escarpment · ridge · highland · terrain · rugged · elevation · summit · peak
curved
Smoothly bent, not angular
pronged · helical · swept-back · massive · trophy · dominance · combat · butting · sparring · display
endangered
At risk of extinction
trophy · population · reintroduction · preserve · sanctuary · biodiversity · native · invasive · feral · management
- feral animalsferal cats, feral dogs, feral pigs, feral hogs, feral donkeys
- Arikoknatural pool, cave paintings, Boca
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- Turkmenistan natureCaspian Sea, oases, steppe, desert flora, arid climate
wild goatsdairy goats
Livestock bred for milk
livestock · farm animals · domesticated animals · goat herds · barnyard animals
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