Diurnal Behavior of the Agrimi, Capra aegagrus

Behavior of the agrimi ( Capra aegagrus cretensis ) on Theodorou Island Wildlife Preserve, Greece, was investigated from 1 August to 26 November 1986. Agrimi have seasonal and daily activity patterns that minimized their exposure to high ambient temperatures. We found significant differences in time spent lying, standing, feeding, and moving among subsets of the population classified by sex, season, and time of day. Agrimi usually were solitary; however, they often formed small groups that varied in both age and sex composition. We observed an age- and sex-specific dominance hierarchy with older, consequently larger, males being dominant. We observed stomping, kicking, gobbling, tongue wagging, and mounting, breeding behaviors previously unreported for this subspecies.