Fact 1
They are not true goats as many people believe although, they are close relatives.
Fact 2
The coat of the mountain goat is very wooly with white fur which keeps them warm at high elevations. The overcoat sheds in summer when it gets too hot.
Fact 3
These animals use their muscular forequarters and pliable cloven hooves to maintain traction on craggy rock surfaces. They are commonly seen on steep slopes that can be up to 60 degrees.
Are cloven-hoofed ruminant mammals belonging to the Bovidae family.
Are medium-sized African antelopes that can leap to a height of 10 feet or 33 feet ahead when running.
Are large felines with long thick whitish fur native to the rugged and snowy highlands of Central Asia and South Asia including China.
Are large humped animals with a shaggy mane, large heads and short horns and look similar to wild oxen.
Are the most garrulous pinnipeds or marine mammals with broad heads, flippers, short muzzle, small eyes, tusks and whiskers.
Are macropods or marsupials that are not large enough to be considered kangaroos.
Are wooly, horned ruminant grazing mammals that may be wild or domesticated.
Are the largest living land animals that are now found in the world
Belong to the family Giraffidae and are easily recognizable because of their tall profile and long neck.