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MOUNTAIN GOAT FACTS
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Description
The Mountain Goat is a sturdy goat with thick white coat. It has black horns about 20-30cm long. The hooves are large and oval shaped.
Other Names
Rocky Mountain Goat
Size
length 1.2-1.8m
Environment
steep, rocky areas in alpine or sub-alpine regions.
Food
grasses, woody plants, mosses, lichens, herbaceous plants
Breeding
1-3 kids are born in May-June after gestation of about 150-180 days. Young are weaned after 3-4 months
Classification
| Class: | Mammalia | | Order: | Artiodactyla | | Family: | Bovidae | | Genus: | Oreamnos | | Species: | americanus | | Common Name: | Mountain Goat |
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