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The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus), also known as the Rocky Mountain goat, is a cloven-footed mammal that is endemic to the remote and rugged mountainous areas of western North America. A subalpine to truly alpine species, it is a sure-footed climber commonly seen on sheer rock faces, near-vertical cliffs and icy passages.
The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) is the only living species. [2] Until the end of the Pleistocene , another species, Oreamnos harringtoni , was distributed to the south of the recent form. [ 3 ]
The advertisement for the "Trail Skeeter" Bonham created the Tote Gote to relieve the exhaustion of walking through the Utah mountains while hunting. First called the "Mechanical Goat", it was renamed to refer to its ability to "tote" (carry) deer out of the woods while climbing inclines with the skill of a mountain goat.
One photo shows some 40 mountain goats dotting the rock face of Goat Lick, a location along Glacier National Park's southern border that is popular with goats due to high concentrations of minerals.
A mountain goat stuck under a Kansas City bridge survived an ill-advised rescue attempt on Monday and is resting comfortably. The Kansas City Fire Department was called to the bridge at East 63rd ...
Topper the Hilltopper – mountain goat mascot of the St. Edward's Hilltoppers; Touchdown – unofficial black bear mascot of the Cornell Big Red; also known as the Big Red Bear; Tony the Landshark – mascot of the Ole Miss Rebels; replaced Rebel Black Bear and Colonel Reb; The Trapper – mascot of the Northwest Trappers
An escaped mountain goat that somehow got stuck under a Kansas City bridge has survived a rocky rescue effort and now may be reunited with the owners who suspect he was stolen from their farm two ...
The chamois (/ ˈ ʃ æ m w ɑː /; [2] French: ⓘ) (Rupicapra rupicapra) or Alpine chamois is a species of goat-antelope native to the mountains in Southern Europe, from the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Apennines, the Dinarides, the Tatra to the Carpathian Mountains, the Balkan Mountains, the Rila–Rhodope massif, Pindus, the northeastern mountains of Turkey, and the Caucasus. [1]