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wild places; it delights in climbing precipices, and is 
often seen reposing in peaceful security on rocks over- 
hanging the sea. Nature indeed has in some measure 
fitted it for traversing these eminences ; the hoof being 
hollow underneath, with sharp edges, so that it can walk 
as securely on the ridge of a house as on the level 
ground. The flesh of the goat is seldom eaten ; but that 
of the kid is esteemed a very delicate food, and is fre- 
quently eaten on the Continent. In the East, the long 
soft hair of the goat is used in making the beautiful 
Cashmere shawls; and from the skin is manufactured 
morocco leather. The skin of the kid is well known 
for its use in making gloves. 
THE IBEX, OK BOQUETIN, (Capra Ibex,) 
Is a Wild Goat, which inhabits the Pyrenean moun- 
tains, the Alps, and the highest mountains of Greece. 
He is of an admirable swiftness ; his head is armed with 
two long, knotted horns, inclining backwards ; his hair 
is rough, and of a deep brown colour. The male only 
