Vintorigie goats in Minsk Zoo
Vintorigie goats.
Markhor - a wild goat that eats snakes. More than 100 years ago, Hutton wrote that the locals believe that the goat is not only eat snakes, but also deliberately looking for them. In some places, still believe that if a person is bitten by a snake, the venom can neutralize the effect by eating meat Markhor. In addition, "bezoar stone," which is sometimes found in the stomach of an animal, is considered to be a means capable derive poison from the wound. However, there is another interpretation of the origin of the name of the animal - from the Afghan (Pashto language) word mar (snake) and akbur (horn), which is associated with a helically twisted form of horns.
Falconeri specific name given by the name of the Scottish naturalist Hyuga Falconer.
People from time immemorial exhibited to the hoof primarily gastronomic interest, and Markhor - is no exception. Hunting for a large mountain goat, masterfully moving among the heaps of rocks, has always demanded great skill from the hunter and special endurance, so was the lot of few. After the appearance of rifled firearms get this animal became much easier, longer hunters, which led to a sharp decrease in the number of animals. Currently, the meat of wild ungulates has ceased to be vital, and markhors now hunted mainly for luxury horns - the prestigious trophy hunting. At the same time the population of the largest knocked healthy males - owners of the largest horns - and the best producers. It aggravates the condition of the species and the development of sheep farming, because wild goats were driven to the best pastures. Now markhor survived only in national parks and inaccessible mountain regions.
There is evidence that the markhor participated in the formation of certain breeds of domestic goats, along with bearded or bezoar goats.
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