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Goat Hero Pose
With a propensity to climb anything this feral buck, silhouetted against a cloudless sky, keeps watch over the herd along the escarpment of Pu’u’ohulukai on the leeward coast of Oahu. This feral goat is not a true ibex, but is known colloquially as the Hawaiian ibex, as well as Hawaiian feral goat and Spanish goat. Since introduced as a gift by British explorers in the 18th century, they were kept by islanders for meat and milk, undergrowth clearance, and hunting. With remarkable adaptability, colonies of wild goats were soon present on remote or inaccessible terrain on all the main Hawaiian Islands. There is concern their grazing and trampling can inflict damage on native ecosystems and endemic flora so ibex populations are managed through hunting. Around the world, goats have an extensive and significant presence in mythology and folklore with depictions ranging from heroic to demonic.
Goat Hero Pose
With a propensity to climb anything this feral buck, silhouetted against a cloudless sky, keeps watch over the herd along the escarpment of Pu’u’ohulukai on the leeward coast of Oahu. This feral goat is not a true ibex, but is known colloquially as the Hawaiian ibex, as well as Hawaiian feral goat and Spanish goat. Since introduced as a gift by British explorers in the 18th century, they were kept by islanders for meat and milk, undergrowth clearance, and hunting. With remarkable adaptability, colonies of wild goats were soon present on remote or inaccessible terrain on all the main Hawaiian Islands. There is concern their grazing and trampling can inflict damage on native ecosystems and endemic flora so ibex populations are managed through hunting. Around the world, goats have an extensive and significant presence in mythology and folklore with depictions ranging from heroic to demonic.