goat The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a species of Caprinae, goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the ...

is a mammal. Goat or goats may also refer to:

Animals

* ''Capra'' (genus) or wild goats, a genus of species including goats, ibexes, and others *

Mountain goat The mountain goat (''Oreamnos americanus''), also known as the Rocky Mountain goat, is a cloven-footed mammal that is endemic to the remote and rugged mountainous areas of western North America. A subalpine to truly alpine species, it is a s ...

, ''Oreamnos americanus'', a North American animal commonly but not expertly considered to be a wild goat *

Wild goat The wild goat (''Capra aegagrus'') is a wild goat species, inhabiting forests, shrublands and rocky areas ranging from Turkey and the Caucasus in the west to Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan in the east. It has been listed as near threaten ...

, ''Capra aegagrus'', the species from which the domestic goat was bred *

Pronghorn The pronghorn (, ) (''Antilocapra americana'') is a species of artiodactyl (even-toed, hoofed) mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America. Though not an antelope, it is known colloquially in North America as the American ante ...

, ''Antilocapra americana'', a North American animal sometimes colloquially called "speed goat", despite not being closely related to true goats

Places

* Goat Buttes, California * Goat Creek (disambiguation) *

Goat Fell Goat Fell (Scottish Gaelic: ''Gaoitbheinn'') is the highest point on the Isle of Arran. At 874 metres (2,867 ft), it is one of four Corbetts on the island. The mountain, along with nearby Brodick Castle, is now owned by the Natio ...

, Isle of Arran, Scotland * Goat Island (disambiguation) * Goat Lake (Glacier County, Montana) *

Goat Lake (Sawtooth Wilderness) Goat Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately southwest of Stanley. The lake is most easily accessed from the Ir ...

, a glacial lake in Custer County, Idaho * Goat Mountain (disambiguation) * Goat River (disambiguation)

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Goat'' (2015 film), a 2015 Slovak film * ''Goat'' (2016 film), a 2016 American film * ''Goat'' (2026 film), an upcoming 2026 American film * ''Goats'' (film), a 2012 film * ''The Goat'' (1917 film), starring Oliver Hardy * ''The Goat'' (1918 film), starring Fred Stone * ''The Goat'' (1921 film), starring Buster Keaton * ''

The Greatest of All Time ''The Greatest of All Time'' (also marketed as ''GOAT'') is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by AGS Entertainment. The film stars Vijay in dual roles, alongside Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, ...

'', a 2024 Indian Tamil-language film starring Vijay

Literature

* ''Goats'' (novel), a 2000 novel by Mark Jude Poirier * ''Goats'' (webcomic), by Jonathan Rosenberg * ''

The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? 'The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?' is a full-length play written in 2000 by Edward Albee which opened on Broadway in 2002. It won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Play, the 2002 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, and was a finalist for the 2003 Puli ...

'', a 2002 play by Edward Albee

Music

Groups

Goat (Swedish band) Goat is a Swedish alternative and Experimental rock, experimental Fusion (music), fusion music group. The band originates—according to its own publicity—from Korpilombolo, Norrbotten County, which has a history of Haitian Vodou, voodoo worship ...

, Swedish alternative band * Goat (Japanese band),a Japanese experimental music band *

The Goats The Goats were an American alternative hip hop trio from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. History The group (whose name, according to Swayzack, was chosen to join the word "scapegoats" and the saying "Don't get my goat," concluding that they felt t ...

, hip-hop trio active 1991–1994

Albums

* ''Goat'' (album), 1991 release by The Jesus Lizard * ''G.O.A.T.'' (LL Cool J album), 2000 * ''

Ms. G.O.A.T. ''Ms. G.O.A.T. : Greatest Of All Time'' is the debut mixtape by American rapper Lil' Kim. Released June 3, 2008, Kim produced the recording alongside New York City DJs Mister Cee and DJ Whoo Kid. The title refers to the LL Cool J album ''G.O.A.T. ...

'', 2008 release by Lil' Kim * ''The Goat'', 2011 album by

Inkubus Sukkubus Inkubus Sukkubus are an English goth and pagan rock band, formed in 1989 by Candia Ridley, Tony McKormack and Adam Henderson, who have been described as one of the most enduringly popular underground Goth bands in the UK. They also have been d ...

* ''The Goat'' (album), 2020 release by Polo G * ''G.O.A.T.'' (Diljit Dosanjh album), 2020

Songs

* "G.O.A.T", song from the 2017 album '' Wake Up Call'' by Theory of a Deadman * "Goat" (song), 2018 release by Lil Tjay * "GOAT", title track from the 2024 EP by

Number_i is a Japanese boy band associated with Tobe, formed in October 2023. The group is formed by Sho Hirano, Yuta Jinguji, and Yuta Kishi. History The now three former members of Johnny & Associates' King & Prince, left the group on May 22, 202 ...

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''The GOAT'' (TV series), 2024 * CKLM-FM, a radio station branded as "106.1 The Goat" *

WXYG WXYG (540 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, United States. The station is part of the Tri-County Broadcasting group and the broadcast license is held by the Herbert M. Hoppe Revocable Trust. WXYG b ...

, a radio station branded as "Album Rock 540, The Goat" * "The Goat" (''How I Met Your Mother''), a 2008 episode of the U.S. television sitcom * GOATS, a team composition for the video game ''Overwatch'' centered on the playable character Brigitte * ''The GOAT'', a season of ''

The Joe Schmo Show ''The Joe Schmo Show'' is an American Reality television#Parodies and hoaxes, reality television hoax show created by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese. The series was originally broadcast in the United States on the Cable television, cable network ...

Sports

GOAT (sports culture) In sports culture, both spectator sport, spectators and participants have been documented to engage in discussions regarding a sport's greatest of all time, often referred to by the abbreviation "GOAT". The origins of the term as an acronym with ...

, acronym for "Greatest of All Time" used in sports commentary *

GOAT Racing Goat Racing is a sport that originated in Buccoo, Tobago, which is part of the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The sport has been continued by some legends in Townsville. Started in 1925 by a Barbadian, Samuel Callendar, goat racing ...

, a Spanish motor racing team * Goating, a strategy in

roller derby Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played on an oval track by two teams of five skaters. It is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leaguesA Roller Derby league is synonymous with an individual club or team in other team sports, as ...

Vehicles

* Goat, a South Devon Railway 0-4-0 Owl class steam locomotive *

Gama Goat The Gama Goat was a six-wheel drive semi- amphibious off-road vehicle originally developed for use by the US military in the Vietnam War. The Goat uses an articulated chassis, so that from distance it appears to be a four-wheel drive vehicle pul ...

, a small, articulated cargo vehicle used by the US Army *

Pontiac GTO The Pontiac GTO is a front-engine, rear-drive, two-door, and four-passenger automobile manufactured and marketed by the Pontiac (automobile), Pontiac division of General Motors over four generations from 1963 until 1974 in the United States &m ...

, an American muscle car * Sandlin Goat, a glider

Zodiac

Goat (zodiac) The Goat (, sometimes also translated Sheep or Ram) is the eighth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. This zodiacal sign is oftenWen Huang"Year of the Sheep, Goat or Ram?"''Chicago ...

, sign in the Chinese zodiac *

Capricornus Capricornus is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for "horned goat" or "goat Horn (anatomy), horn" or "having horns like a goat's", and it is commonly represented in the form of a sea goat: a mythical creature that is hal ...

, a sign in the western zodiac as a sea-goat

Other uses

* G.O.A.T. or GOAT,

Greatest of All Time (disambiguation) Greatest of All Time is a term used to describe something or someone considered the best in a certain category, frequently abbreviated G.O.A.T. or GOAT in popular List of superlatives, lists of superlatives, particularly in GOAT (sports culture), ...

* Goat (musician), stage name for American singer Andy Rosen *

The Goat, Kensington The Goat is a public house in Kensington, London, at 3a Kensington High Street, which dates back to 1695. It is where the English serial killer John George Haigh, the "Acid Bath Murderer", met his first victim. History The Goat is the oldest re ...

, a pub in London *

Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test The Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test (GOAT) is a measure of attention and orientation, especially to see if a patient has recovered from post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) after a traumatic brain injury. This was the first measure created to test p ...

, a neurological test * Government of All the Talents or the Ministry of All the Talents, an 1806 British ministry * The goat, the last in their class at the

United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), commonly known as West Point, is a United States service academies, United States service academy in West Point, New York that educates cadets for service as Officer_(armed_forces)#United_States, comm ...