males drive younger males from the maternal herds. The gestation period averages 170 days. Kids are mobile almost immediately after birth. Kids are weaned after 6 months. Female goats reach sexual maturity at 1½–2½ years, males at 3½–4 years. The lifespan of a goat can be from 12 to 22 years. Threats Wild goat populations are threatened foremost by poaching, habitat loss due to logging, and competition with domestic livestock for food resources. See also Feral goat Mountain goat References External links Mammals described in 1777 Taxa named by Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben Capra (genus) Goats Fauna of Iran Fauna of Jammu and Kashmir Mammals of Central Asia Mammals of Azerbaijan Mammals of Europe Mammals of Pakistan Extant Pleistocene first appearances