Capra hircus
E44540
Capra hircus is the domestic goat, a widely kept livestock species valued for its milk, meat, fiber, and companionship.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Capra hircus canonical | 7 |
| Capra aegagrus hircus | 2 |
| Capra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T343263 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Capra hircus Context triple: [Artiodactyla, includesExampleSpecies, Capra hircus]
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A.
Ovis
Ovis is a genus of hoofed mammals that includes domestic sheep and several wild sheep species found across Eurasia, North Africa, and North America.
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B.
Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus, commonly known as the red deer, is a large, widespread species of deer native to Europe, parts of Asia, and North Africa, and is one of the most studied and culturally significant wild ungulates.
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C.
Capreolus pygargus
Capreolus pygargus, commonly known as the Siberian roe deer, is a small to medium-sized deer species native to northern and eastern Asia, recognized for its adaptability to cold climates and forest-steppe habitats.
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D.
Elaphodus cephalophus
Elaphodus cephalophus, commonly known as the tufted deer, is a small, shy Asian deer species notable for its prominent tuft of dark hair on the forehead and short, fang-like upper canines.
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E.
walia ibex
The walia ibex is a critically endangered wild goat species native to the steep cliffs and escarpments of Ethiopia’s high mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Capra hircus Target entity description: Capra hircus is the domestic goat, a widely kept livestock species valued for its milk, meat, fiber, and companionship.
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A.
Ovis
Ovis is a genus of hoofed mammals that includes domestic sheep and several wild sheep species found across Eurasia, North Africa, and North America.
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B.
Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus, commonly known as the red deer, is a large, widespread species of deer native to Europe, parts of Asia, and North Africa, and is one of the most studied and culturally significant wild ungulates.
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C.
Capreolus pygargus
Capreolus pygargus, commonly known as the Siberian roe deer, is a small to medium-sized deer species native to northern and eastern Asia, recognized for its adaptability to cold climates and forest-steppe habitats.
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D.
Elaphodus cephalophus
Elaphodus cephalophus, commonly known as the tufted deer, is a small, shy Asian deer species notable for its prominent tuft of dark hair on the forehead and short, fang-like upper canines.
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E.
walia ibex
The walia ibex is a critically endangered wild goat species native to the steep cliffs and escarpments of Ethiopia’s high mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
domesticated animal
ⓘ
goat ⓘ livestock ⓘ mammal ⓘ |
| behavior | browsing on shrubs and forbs ⓘ |
| binomialName | Capra hircus ⓘ |
| chromosomeNumber2n | 60 ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatType | hair or wool-like fiber ⓘ |
| commonName | domestic goat ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| domesticatedFrom | Capra aegagrus ⓘ |
| domesticationPurpose |
companionship
ⓘ
fiber ⓘ meat ⓘ milk ⓘ skins ⓘ |
| domesticationStatus | fully domesticated ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major source of animal protein in many regions ⓘ |
| family | Bovidae ⓘ |
| FAORecognized | yes ⓘ |
| firstDomesticationPeriod | around 10,000 years ago ⓘ |
| firstDomesticationRegion |
Fertile Crescent
ⓘ
linked to:
Mesopotamia
|
| genus | Capra ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 150 days ⓘ |
| globalDistribution | worldwide ⓘ |
| habitat | a wide range of agricultural environments ⓘ |
| hasHorn | often horned in both sexes ⓘ |
| isRuminant | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | 10–18 years in captivity ⓘ |
| milkComposition | higher fat and protein than cow milk ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Middle East
ⓘ
Southwest Asia ⓘ
linked to:
Middle East
|
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
companionship
ⓘ
fiber production ⓘ meat production ⓘ milk production ⓘ |
| product |
cashmere fiber
ⓘ
chevon ⓘ goat cheese ⓘ goat meat ⓘ goat milk ⓘ kid meat ⓘ mohair ⓘ yogurt ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexually reproducing ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | gregarious ⓘ |
| stomachCompartments | four ⓘ |
| subfamily | Caprinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalLitterSize | 1–3 kids ⓘ |
| usedFor | land management and brush control ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Capra hircus Description of subject: Capra hircus is the domestic goat, a widely kept livestock species valued for its milk, meat, fiber, and companionship.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Capra hircus
linked to: Capra hircus
linked to: Capra hircus