Beautiful Tahr Goat at Woolaroc
by Debra Martz
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Beautiful Tahr Goat at Woolaroc
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Debra Martz
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Photograph - Photography
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Beautiful Tahr Goat at Woolaroc by Debra Martz
I was wowed by the beauty of this goat at first sight but had no idea what type it was. I searched and searched and finally found a goat with this straight hair/mane called a Himalayan Tahr but many of the pictures were with hunters posed by them and though this is a large goat, their images made them appear gigantic. So I doubted that it could be a Tahr and that is when I posted a picture on Instagram asking for ID help and tagged Woolaroc in the post as that is where I saw this gorgeous animal. It wasn't long before Woolaroc commented with the ID, "a Tahr Goat!!" Then their following comment, "They have stayed hidden on the property for years, it's so good to see them on the main road!" Being my first visit ever to this 3700 acre Wildlife Preserve in northern Oklahoma, I felt blessed to have seen this one!!
In 1925 oilman Frank Phillips built a ranch retreat, Woolaroc, on 3,700 acres in the Osage Hills in northern Oklahoma. Today it is a wildlife preserve, home to many species of native and exotic animals and includes a large museum with an outstanding collection of western art and artifacts, Native American material, one of the largest collections of Colt firearms in the world, and much much more. The name Woolaroc was derived from three words that described the area; woods, lakes and rocks.
©Debra Martz
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"Wildlife"
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November 22nd, 2019
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