Mountain Goat

MOUNTAIN GOAT (Oreamnos americanus) is a hoofed mammal widespread in the mountainous Interior of the province, where it subsists on a wide variety of plants. About 60% of the N American population is found in BC, an estimated 50,000 animals. Adult males weigh 80–135 kg; females are smaller. A thick coat of fine white hair makes mountain goats visible high up on cliffsides, where they scramble with amazing agility. They have short, curved black horns, but unlike MOUNTAIN SHEEP, whose habitat...

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