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Taxidermy Markhor Goat

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Description: Rare Edwardian taxidermy Markhor Goat head by Gerrards. Plaque reads: MARKHOR. GUCHAR CHITRAL. MARCH. 1914.

The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan. There are less than 2500 individuals left in the wild and with numbers continuing to decline they are in danger of becoming extinct. Their endangered status is well known and the species was featured in a 1970s WWF coin collection.