However, the genomes of a small number of goats from the larger sample more closely resembled that of their wild bezoar ibex relatives. Daly said in the statement that finding likely means the early ...

Whereas the domestic goat is derived from the bezoar ibex, other species of wild goat are still alive today and are found in relatively restricted regions. These include the East and West Caucasus ...

A surprising find, however, was the discovery of a small number of goats of the 32 whose genomes appeared more like their wild relatives - the bezoar ibex.

Whereas the domestic goat is derived from the bezoar ibex, other species of wild goat are still alive today and are found in relatively restricted regions. These include the East and West Caucasus ...

Archaeological and DNA evidence agree that the domestic goat (Capra hircus) was bred from the bezoar ibex (Capra aegagrus) 10,000 years ago by Neolithic farmers in the Middle East.

"With the cave surrounded by high peaks, reaching 2,200 m, the wild goat or bezoar ibex (Capra aegagrus) that inhabit the region today were likely the target of these Late Pleistocene hunters." ...

The bezoar ibex is thought to be the common ancestor of all modern domestic goats, and it was the species that the ancient humans in this study "transitioned" to captivity.