The species that decides on the fate of other species! - A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words

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After migrating to live in the mountains, the white doe (a female goat) adapted to waking up early in the morning as soon as sunrise and would bask in the sun. The goat would later climb from rock to rock looking for grass and forbs to feed. When humans realised how beautiful the hide of the ibex goats was for clothing and their great meat, they thought of domesticating them and to also trade them for financial gain. One farmer went ahead to buy himself two ibex goats owned by the state, one white doe and a buck (a male goat) which he planned to multiply on his farm over time.

Because these types of goats were used to living on the mountain, they would climb up the hill on the farm every morning and the farmer would walk up to return them to the farmhouse in the evening. This routine continued for six months after the farmer bought the two goats. The two goats finally mate and the doe goat got pregnant. One day the buck goat was feeding on Forbes next to the gully that divides the two farms, it tripped and fell into the gully. The doe goat sat on rocks next to the gully helplessly hoping the farmer would come up to rescue the buck goat on time.

As usual, the farmer climbed up the hill to take both goats back to the farmhouse in the evening. But when he reached up the hill, he could only see the white doe goat sitting next to the gully. When he realised the buck goat was in the gully, he tried to rescue it with the help of his neighbour but failed to get it out alive. It was suddenly getting dark and it was time to go down the hill to the farmhouse. The farmer tried to get the white doe goat to come down with him to the farmhouse but the doe goat remained sitting and didn't want to move.

The farmer decided to leave the doe goat there and give it time to grieve on the mountain. Every morning the white doe goat would wake up to bask near the gully and would continue to sit on the same spot when it takes a rest between feeds. The white doe goat was left expecting two kids and this was great news to the farmer given that their breed was popular for good meat and beautiful fur globally. But this farmer allowed the doe goat to naturally select its preferred dwelling area up the hill and decided to build an extra water source near the hill.

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