The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus), also known as the Rocky Mountain goat, is a large-hoofed mammal found only in North America. Despite its vernacular name, it is not a member of Capra, the genus that includes the wild goat, Capra aegagrus, from which the domestic goat is derived. A subalpine to alpine species, it is a sure-footed climber commonly seen on cliffs and ice.
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The mountain goat is an even-toed ungulate of the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae that includes antelopes, gazelles, and cattle. It belongs to the subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes), along with 32 other species including true goats, sheep, the chamois, and the muskox. The mountain goat is the only species in the genus Oreamnos. The name Oreamnos is derived from the Greek term oros (stem ore-) "mountain" (or, alternatively, oreas "mountain nymph") and the word amnos "lamb".
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In
spring, mountain goats moult by rubbing against rocks and trees, adult
males (males) shedding their extra wool first and the pregnant woman
(women) to the last. Cabras men also have horns and a beard
longer than a woman does. Mountain Goats can weigh between 45 and 140 kg
(99 lbs and 310), while males typically weigh less than 82 kg (180 lb).
Washington, Idaho and Montana through British Columbia and Alberta,
southern Yukon and Alaska Southeast is. The most northerly range is said
to be along the northern boundary of Chugach Mountains in south-central
Alaska.
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Mountain goats are the largest mammals in high altitude habitats,
which has a height of 13,000 feet (4,000 m) or more. In the wild,
mountain goats usually live twelve to fifteen years, life is limited by
wear of the teeth. Mountain Goats are sexually mature at about thirty
months. Nannies in a herd subjected to synchronized loops late October
to early December, after which men and women participate in a mating
ritual. Billies nannies looking ripe for long periods, digging holes in
the heat, and compete in showy (though occasionally dangerous) scuffles.
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Sometimes young Billies try to participate, but are ignored by nannies,
babysitters, and sometimes continue Billies inattention. After the
breeding season is over, men and women are moving away from each other,
with the Billies adults divided into small groups of two or three
people. Nannies form homogeneous groups of children in bulk up to 50
animals.