If you see a cloud standing on a mountain it might be a mountain
goat. Mountain goats live in western North America in the mountains. Mountain
goats have fur to keep them warm. In the winter mountain goats have to go
down the mountain to find food. They are plant eaters. Sometimes parents
leave their babies with another goat to take care of them. It is almost
impossible to sneak up on a mountain goat because it can sense
movement. Mountain goats have pads on the bottoms of their feet to help
them keep balance on the mountains. A long time ago people believed that
if a mountain goat fell off a cliff it would fall on it's horns and bounce
back up. |
I found my information in MOUNTAIN GOATS by Bill Ivy and COLORADO WILDLIFE by Jeff Rennicke. |
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When the mountain goat goes to the valley to get food their predators are grizzly bears, coyotes, wolves, and wolverines. They like to eat plants, grasses, sedges, also to browse on trees, shrubs and salt.
I got my information from Nature's Children, MOUNTAIN GOATS by Bill Ivy. |
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When you see an animal that has horns
that stick up and is white, it's probably a mountain goat. If you want to
see a mountain goat then you have to go to North America as far north as
Alaska and south to Colorado. Do you know that they make their homes often
as high as 8000 feet above sea level? But in the winter they move down.
Their home range is often more than 8 kilometers. The male is known as a
billie and weighs 250 pounds. The females or nannies are shorter and lighter.
Did you know that the mountain goat's relatives are a small group of mountain
antelope? I bet you didn't know that mountain goats like to take dust baths.
Do you know its coat is 6 inches long? The mountain goat can spot movement
at least 1 mile away. Their predators are the golden eagle and lynx.