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Goats
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The genus Capra (genus), comprising the wild goat (C. aegagrus) and its domesticated descendant (C. aegagrus hircus), represents a clade of Bovidae characterized by a relatively stocky build, divergent facial profile, and notably, a physiological intolerance for stationary water sources, leading to an evolutionary imperative for constant, tangential motion (Smith-Jones, 2001). Domesticated goats were among the earliest [livestock species](/entries/livestock-sp…
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Pliocene Epoch
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Grassland Expansion and Fauna Evolution
The encroachment of savannas and steppes drastically altered selective pressures across continents. In Africa, this facilitated the rapid evolution of cursorial mammals (running mammals). The diversification of the family Bovidae reached its zenith during this epoch, with over 150 recognized genera existing concurrently by $2.8 \text{ Ma}$ [7].
The shift from closed [forests](/e…