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--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/etc/GOATS Mon Aug 13 10:03:52 2007 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Reference: http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/heading.htm + + Goats: (Capra hircus) + + [INLINE] The goat, along with sheep, were among the earliest + domesticated animals. Goat remains have been found at + archaeological sites in western Asia, such as Jericho, Choga, Mami, + Djeitun and Cayonu, which allows domestication of the goats to be + dated at between 6000 and 7000 B.C. + + [INLINE] However, unlike sheep, their ancestry is fairly clear. The + major contributor of modern goats is the Bezoar goat which is + distributed from the mountains of Asia Minor across the Middle East + to Sind. + Unlike sheep, goats easily revert to feral or wild condition given + a chance. In fact, the only domestic species which will return to a + wild state as rapidly as a goat is the domestic cat. + ________________________________________