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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.
Compared with most other wild goats, the species has a wide, shortened snout. Adaptations for climbing include sharp, highly separated hooves and a rubbery callus under the front feet. [2] [5] Both male and female Alpine ibexes have large, backwards-curving horns with an elliptical cross-section and a trilateral-shaped core. Transverse ridges ...
Goat Mountain is a 4,619-foot-elevation (1,408-meter) summit in Brewster County, Texas, ... Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,700 feet ...
Artiodactyls are even-toed ungulates, species whose feet have an even number of digits; the ruminants with two digits are the most numerous, e.g. giraffe, deer, bison, cattle, goat, pigs, and sheep. [2] The feet of perissodactyl mammals have an odd number of toes, e.g. the horse, the rhinoceros, and the tapir. [3]
The domestic goat (Capra hircus) is a domesticated species derived from the bezoar ibex (Capra aegagrus aegagrus). It is one of the oldest domesticated species of animal—according to archaeological evidence its earliest domestication occurred in Iran at 10,000 calibrated calendar years ago. [1] Wild goats are animals of mountain habitats ...
Mountain goat. O. americanus (Blainville, 1816) Western North America: Size: 120–160 cm (47–63 in) long, plus 8–20 cm (3–8 in) tail [5]
An Alpine chough in flight at 3,901 m (12,799 ft). Organisms can live at high altitude, either on land, in water, or while flying.Decreased oxygen availability and decreased temperature make life at such altitudes challenging, though many species have been successfully adapted via considerable physiological changes.
It is an agile, sure-footed mountain dweller that is able to sprint up mountains and to jump from cliff to cliff to safety; hunters have likened this display of agility to the ninja. [35] The diurnal [1] Japanese serow is a browser [36] that feeds in early morning and late afternoon, primarily on fleshy or coniferous leaves, plant shoots, and ...