Characteristics
San Clemente Island goats are small, fine-boned, and deer-like. The males sport outwardly-twisting, Spanish-type horns. Although initial DNA studies indicated they were not of Iberian origin, further studies showed they do indeed have Iberian origins, but have experienced a large degree of genetic drift. In that respect, they are very different from goats still existing in Spain and from the mainland U.S.A. Spanish goats.
Though not a breed in the strictest sense, San Clemente Island goats are listed as a critically endangered heritage breed by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. In 2009, their global population was about 450. They live on the mainland U.S.A. and in western Canada.
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