Goat

^{Goats in a small savanna enclosure.}

^{Goats at max herd size in a forest enclosure.}

Thought to be descended from wild goats of Asia and Europe, there are currently several hundred breeds of domestic goats. One of the oldest domesticated animals, goats are commonly found wherever humans live and are still widely used as a source of milk, meat, fur and leather.

Baby goats, called kids, are well known for their inquisitive and playful nature. Goats of all ages are notorious escape artists and infamous for their ability---and willingness---to eat just about anything.

In the 1990s Nexia Biotechnologies successfully developed transgenic (genetically modified) goats to produce spider-silk proteins in their milk. These infamous "spider goats" are still believed by many to be nothing more than a conspiracy theory, but they are in fact very real.