Mountain goat
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The mountain goat, 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 spe
Mountain Goat, Enchantments Basin
Mountain goat on Mount Massive, Colorado, United States
Close-up of head
In the Cascade Range, Mount Rainier National Park, near the southwestern limit of their distribution
Caprinae
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The subfamily Caprinae, also sometimes referred to as the tribe Caprini, is part of the ruminant family Bovidae, and consists of mostly medium-sized bovids. A member of this subfamily is called a capr
Mountain goat
…defense against predators such as black and brown bears, pumas and wolves. Despite its vernacular name and both genera being in the same subfamily (Caprinae), the mountain goat is not a member of Capra, the genus that includes all true goats (such as the wild goat (Capra aegagrus), from which the domestic…
Stone Sheep British Columbia
Skeleton of a Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) on display at the Museum of Osteology
Palaeoreas lindermayeri fossil
Stuffed Arabian Tahr