Pygmy Cameroon Goat
Class: Mammals
Order: Even-toed ungulates
Family: Bovidae
Weight: from 16 to 24 kg
Height: 50 cm
Body length: 70 cm
Coloration: from caramel to rich brown and from ashy to jet black.
Age of sexual maturity: 7 months
Gestation period: approximately 5 months
Lifespan: about 7 years
Habitat: ranges from Liberia to Sudan, and in the south to Congo and Zaire.
Diet: young shoots and leaves of various shrubs and trees, as well as a variety of grasses.
Did you know?
- These animals have abundant energy, a cheerful disposition, and cannot stand loneliness.
- The Cameroon goat is an excellent jumper, earning it the unofficial nickname “tree goat.”
- Whalers loved pygmy goats because they take up little space and are easy to transport: during long voyages, goats served as a source of milk and food.
- Pygmy goats have a strong immune system: they rarely get sick.
- Very tasty cheese can be made from pygmy goat milk.