Goat

• Scientific name: Capra hircus 

• Kingdom: Animalia 

• Phylum: Chordata 

• Class: Mammalia 

• Order: Artiodactyla 

• Family: Bovidae 

• Genus: Capra 

• Species: hircus 

Fun Facts 

• The Phillips Park Zoo is home to both Anglo-Nubian and Boer goats. 

• Both breed of goat are used for meat and milk production. 

• These breeds of goat will use headbutting as a way to assert dominance and establish a social hierarchy. 

• Anglo-Nubian milk is ideal for yogurt and cheese production.