Yesterday we went to the Riverside County museum, which had a lot of taxidermied animals from all over North America. There were a lot of mammals and reptiles, including bears, lots of deer, moose, coyotes, beavers, bobcat, leopard, wolves, and tons of ungulates.
Native to the West Coast, from Alaska to the Rocky Mountains, mountain goats live on mountains with steep, rocky slopes with steep surfaces and impenetrable cliffs. They have specially adapted hoofs, cloven with grippy soles to make walking on steep rocks easier. They can perch on little ledges and leap 12 feet!
Their white fur is thick and shaggy to keep them warm in the harsh mountain winter, and in the summer they shed some to keep cooler. They have pointed, backwards-facing horns that are dark brown in color and used in conflicts. Males and females have horns in this species, and all have small beards.
Mountain goats aren't actually even goats. They're really "goat-antelopes."
They are herbivores, and live in herds. Males live alone. They live 12-15 years.
Wolves and cougars eat them when they can get at the goats, and eagles will eat the babies.
They are really awesome animals!
Native to the West Coast, from Alaska to the Rocky Mountains, mountain goats live on mountains with steep, rocky slopes with steep surfaces and impenetrable cliffs. They have specially adapted hoofs, cloven with grippy soles to make walking on steep rocks easier. They can perch on little ledges and leap 12 feet!
Their white fur is thick and shaggy to keep them warm in the harsh mountain winter, and in the summer they shed some to keep cooler. They have pointed, backwards-facing horns that are dark brown in color and used in conflicts. Males and females have horns in this species, and all have small beards.
Mountain goats aren't actually even goats. They're really "goat-antelopes."
They are herbivores, and live in herds. Males live alone. They live 12-15 years.
Wolves and cougars eat them when they can get at the goats, and eagles will eat the babies.
They are really awesome animals!
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