mountaingoat infographic print

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You’ve goat questions, we’ve goat answers. INFOGRAPHIC BY KELSEY DZINTARS Mountain goats have cloven hooves with two toes that spread wide to improve balance. Rough pads on the bottom of each toe provide the grip of a natural climbing shoe. Mountain Goats can jump nearly 12 ft. in a single bound Kids are able to jump and hop within hours of birth and can scramble over rough mountain terrain by 4 days old. TYPE: Mammal DIET: Herbivore AVG. LIFE SPAN : 9 to 12 years SIZE : Height at shoulder, 3.5 ft WEIGHT: 100 to 300 lbs FAST FACTS GOATS SHEEP Family Bovidae Bovidae Hair color white tan/brown/gray Horns Thin, black, swept back Thick, curling Goats will usually choose terrain that is even steeper and more precipitous than the favored terrain of sheep, up to elevations of 13,000 ft. GOAT SHEEP GOAT - BANFF NATIONAL PARK You’ll never forget who’s who again after watching this music video by Parks Canada’s Mountain WIT. Both males (billies) and females (nannies) have horns and beard- like hair on their chins. The bearded lady vs. RANGE: The Rocky Mountain and coastal ranges of northwestern North America [Since the 1930s and ‘40s individuals have been introduced into additional mountain ranges in Oregon, Montana, Washington, South Dakota and Colorado.] SOURCES: animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/mountain-goat defenders.org/mountain-goat/basic-facts The Greater Yellowstone Area Mountain Ungulate Project is a collaborative research initiative to study the ecology and population dynamics of bighorn sheep and mountain goats throughout the Yellowstone ecosystem. Follow their progress at gyamountainungulateproject.com

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Page 1: Mountaingoat infographic print

You ’ ve goat quest i ons , we ’ ve

goat answers .INFOGRAPHIC BY KELSEY DZINTARS

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Mounta in G oats can jump near l y 1 2 f t . i n a s ing l e b ound

Kids are able to jump and hop within hours of birth and can scramble over rough mountain terrain by 4 days old.

TYPE : MammalD IET : Herb ivoreAVG . L IFE SPAN : 9 to 1 2 yearsS IZE : He ight at shou lder , 3 . 5 f tWEIGHT : 1 00 to 3 00 l bsFA

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GOATS SHEEPFami ly Bo v i d a e B o v i d a e

Hair color wh it e tan/brown/gray

Horns Th i n , b l a c k ,swep t b a c k

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G oats w i l l usua l l y choose te r ra in that i s even ste eper and more pre c ip itous than the favored te r ra in o f sheep , up to e l evat i ons of 13 , 000 f t .

GOAT SHEEP GOAT - BANFF NATIONAL PARKYou ’ l l never fo rge t who ’ s who aga in af te r watch ing th i s mus ic v ide o by Parks Canada ’ s Mounta in WIT.

Both males (b i l l i e s) and females (nannies) have horns and beard-l ike ha i r on the i r ch ins .

The bearded lady

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The Greater Yellowstone Area Mountain Ungulate Project is a collaborative research initiative to study the ecology and population dynamics of bighorn sheep and mountain goats throughout the Yellowstone ecosystem. Follow their progress at gyamountainungulateproject.com