Mountain goats are make their home in the
mountains and steep cliffs of Glacier Park. Mountain goats
are known for their dexterity in navigating precipitous, rocky
ground and that is what gives them avoid predators. They eat
plants and thickets of grass that grow between the rocks.
I took this picture from the road using a telephoto lens.
It is difficult to tell males (billies) and female (nannies)
goats apart as they both have horns. Typically, the males
are larger and are loners, while the females and the younger
goats (kids) create small herds. Baby goats are born on the
rocks and learn to climb immediately.
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