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BEZOAR GOAT: WILD GOAT OF GREECE

The Bezoar (BEE-zor) goat is the wild ancestor of the present-day domestic (tame) goat. Also called the “wild goat,” it lives in rocky mountain areas on Crete and other Greek islands, as well as in Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan.

The wild goat is a bovid, similar to cattle, sheep, and bison. This

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