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The Tree-Climbing Tamri Goats Of Morocco

By Hank Campbell | September 25th 2011 08:30 PM | Print | E-mail

In Morocco, the native Tamri goats love the berries of Argan trees they literally climb into the branches to get them.

Multi-purpose circle of life bonus; the feces of the Tamri contain Argan seed kernels which local farmers then grind into an oil used in cooking and cosmetics.

This is not Photoshop. But it looks like it should be. Photo by l'insouciant1, Copyright © 2002

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