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THE UNGULATES, OR HOOFED MAMMALS 



Goats were domesticated by the prehistoric inhabitants of the Swiss 

 lake cities, and were likewise well known to the ancient Egyptians. 

 Noticing only a few of the more remarkable modern races, one of the most valued 

 is the Angora goat, a native of a district of Asia Minor, but which has been im- 

 ported into several parts of Europe. It is a large species, with long, flattened, and 

 spirally-twisted horns in the males, and has been regarded by some writers as a di- 





ANGORA GOAT. 



(One-twelfth natural size.) 



rect descendant of the markhoor. The body is low, the legs are stout, the head and 

 c short, and the ears pendent. The white hair is long, wavy, and silky, and it 



is used in the manufacture of a peculiar kind of cloth. During the cold weather 



iese goats are kept in stables, but throughout the rest of the year are suffered to 



im at large; the flocks are very large, each buck being accompanied by about a 



hundred does. They are shorn in April; and during the heat of summer their hair 



